Crew of missing Titanic sub died after vessel imploded, US Coast Guard says

This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions shows the Titan submersible that went missing on a mission to the Titanic wreck. © AFP

The submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition to the Titanic imploded near the wreckage, killing all five people on board, the US Coast Guard said Thursday, bringing a grim end to a massive international search for the vessel.

Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that debris found during the search for the vessel was “consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel”.