five passengers on board the missing Titan submersible have been confirmed dead, by the US Coast Guard.
Reports say, they found parts of the vessel amidst debris near the wreckage of the Titanic, noting that the debris was consistent with the catastrophic implosion of the vessel.
Reports say the CEO of the submersible company, a British billionaire explorer, a French diver and a father and son were all on board.
Meanwhile Mauger said he could not confirm whether their bodies would be recovered because of the incredibly unforgiving environment of the ocean.