According to OceanGate, all five personnel onboard a missing submarine near the Titanic’s wreckage have died.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the corporation verified this.
“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” it read.
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It added that the “men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans.”
OceanGate also sent condolences to “every member of their families during this tragic time” while calling for privacy for them.
The confirmation came hours after an underwater robot discovered a “debris field” while hunting for the missing submarine near the Titanic’s wreckage.
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