Titan sub: Leader of search team recalls emotional moment he knew explorers were dead

The leader of the search team which found the remains of the Titan submersible has shared the moment he knew the five missing passengers onboard were dead.

Pelagic Research Services CEO Ed Cassano became emotional as he described how their rescue effort soon became a recovery operation.

All five on board the sub were killed following a "catastrophic implosion" near the bottom of the Atlantic ocean just an hour and 45 minutes after it submerged.

During a news conference, Cassano said: "Throughout the entire evolution of this response… we had the same fundamental focus... during the urgency of the rescue at hand, we are always conscious of the safety of all the responders. We were prepared to arrive on site and rescue those aboard."

It comes after suspected human remains were found in wreckage which was found around 1,600ft from the wreckage of the Titanic.

While holding back tears, Cassano added: "Shortly after arriving on the seafloor, we discovered the debris of the Titan submersible...by 12 o'clock, a rescue turned into a recovery."

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The leader of the search team which found the remains of the Titan submersible has shared the moment he knew the five missing passengers onboard were dead.

Pelagic Research Services CEO Ed Cassano became emotional as he described how their rescue effort soon became a recovery operation.

All five on board the sub were killed following a "catastrophic implosion" near the bottom of the Atlantic ocean just an hour and 45 minutes after it submerged.

During a news conference, Cassano said: "Throughout the entire evolution of this response… we had the same fundamental focus... during the urgency of the rescue at hand, we are always conscious of the safety of all the responders. We were prepared to arrive on site and rescue those aboard."

It comes after suspected human remains were found in wreckage which was found around 1,600ft from the wreckage of the Titanic.

While holding back tears, Cassano added: "Shortly after arriving on the seafloor, we discovered the debris of the Titan submersible...by 12 o'clock, a rescue turned into a recovery."

More to follow...