The US Navy detected sounds “consistent with an implosion” shortly after OceanGate’s Titan submersible lost contact, a navy official has said.
Five people were aboard the vessel when it went missing during a dive to the Titanic wreck on Sunday.
The loss of the sub was confirmed on Thursday after a huge search mission.
The official told CBS News their information about the “acoustic anomaly” had been used by the US Coast Guard to narrow the search area.
🚨 #BREAKING: A top secret US Navy acoustic detection system first picked up on the Titan submersible implosion just HOURS after the sub began its mission on Sunday, officials involved told WSJ.
Almost immediately after the sub lost communication with its mothership, the Navy… pic.twitter.com/NRU1E97NxF
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