Debris Of Submersible Titan Found Not Far From Ruins Of OceanGate Co-Founder: Tragic Loss

Submersible Titan. (Twitter/@OceanGateExped)

JAKARTA - OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Soohnlein called the accident experienced by a submersible Titan that was heading for the ruins ofTEN and carrying five passengers, one of which was OceanGate Stockton Rush CEO, a tragic loss.

"This is a tragic loss for families and marine exploration communities in general. The five crew members are enthusiastic explorers. And they died while doing what they believed in," Soohhlein told CNN, as quoted June 23.

"We, who work at that depth, know that it always has a risk. There is such a strong pressure that if a failure occurs, it will be a huge failure. And we all know that it is a risk," he continued.

Furthermore, Soohnlein defended Rush's approach in designing and using Titan, saying his colleague was not a "risk taker" but a "risk manager".

Soohnlein said that he had "full confidence" in Rush and would join the expedition if there was a chance.

"We won't know anything until the investigation is complete and all the data is collected, so I won't give an assessment," said Sohnlein.

"I've known him for 15 years and none of this will change my mind," said Soohnlein, who said he had not had an operational role in the company for the past decade, but had a minority ownership stake and remained in touch with Rush.

As previously reported, the search and rescue team managed to find Titan's unmanned submersible debris.

Young Admiral Mauger of the US Coast Guard who led the search said the debris was due to the ship's "catastrophe explosion" carrying five passengers.

"The location of the fatal accident is believed to be 1,600 feet (487m) from the bow of the shipwreck," Admiral Mauger said, launching the BBC.

Furthermore, he said, five large parts of the Submersible Titan were found among the debris around themen's website.

"Among them, the nose cone, the outer part of the pressure hull, and the larger field of debris," he said.

Rear Admiral Mauger said he could not confirm whether the US Coast Guard would be able to find the bodies of the victims or not.

"Ini adalah lingkungan yang sangat tidak pahak," tandasnya.

Regarding the sound found underwater on Wednesday, Admiral Mauger said it appeared that he had nothing to do with Titan's submersibles.

Those who were in the submersible Titan while missing were British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman, both British nationals. French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, were also reported to have participated.