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Titanic sub suffered ‘catastrophic implosion’: All we know

A massive search and rescue operation was launched after a tourist submersible bound for the Titanic's wreckage site went missing off the eastern coast of Canada [US Coast Guard/Anadolu Agency]

After several days of searching in a remote area of the North Atlantic, the United States Coast Guard has said the submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage suffered a “catastrophic loss” consistent with the implosion of the vessel.

Rear Admiral John Mauger told reporters on Thursday that an unmanned, deep-sea robot had uncovered debris on the ocean floor near the bow of the Titanic.

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