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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
World
Anita McSorley & Yelena Mandenberg

What is an implosion on a submarine? Titanic 'Titan' debris found as worst fears realised

Rescuers have announced that the 'Titan' submersible has "imploded" after debris was found on the ocean floor near the Titanic.

A major operation was launched on Sunday to find the submarine-like vessel that went missing in the the Atlantic with five people on board.

The OceanGate Expeditions vessel was supposed to reach the bottom of the sea to view the Titanic shipwreck, but it lost contact around one hour and 45 minutes after being submerged.

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