JUST IN: The company that runs the missing submersible tour said they believe the five people onboard are dead.
An international effort to find a missing submersible and five people onboard has ended in tragedy as U.S. Coast Guard officials announced they found debris they believe is the remains of the vessel Thursday afternoon.
OceanGate Inc. released a statement on the tragedy Thursday afternoon, after days of desperate searching in hopes a rescue may be possible.Sign up for NECN newsletters. The submersible lost communication about an hour and 45 minutes into its excursion, which began on Sunday morning. The company's website describes a"mission support fee" of $250,000 per person.The Coast Guard said they will continue to investigate the debris found in the area, but could say little on the probability of finding the lost passengers.
A U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson told NBC News that on Thursday morning, another two vessels arrived to the search area — Canadian CGS Ann Harvey and the Motor Vessel Horizon Arctic, which is a remotely operated vehicle .— is in waters that are 2.5 miles deep, and prone to fog and storminess. There was a glimmer of hope in the search when crews were working to determine the source of"banging noises" in the search area, but nothing has turned up.
"I think when you're in the middle of a search and rescue case, you always have hope. That's why we're doing what we do," U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference."With respect to the noises specifically, we don't know what they are, to be frank. The good news is I can tell you we're searching in the area where the noises were detected and we'll continue to do so.
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