'Catastrophic failure killed all instantly'

THE search for the five missing Titanic tourists ended in tragedy after a “catastrophic failure” imploded their submersible. 

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

Five parts of the vessel were discovered 1,600ft from the bow of the ill- fated 1912 liner yesterday by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) 12,500ft beneath the Atlantic.

The men on board the sub included CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush, 61, inset bottom, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, inset top, and Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, inset middle.

The men are the latest victims of the Titanic’s curse, adding five further deaths 111 years after 1,500 passengers and crew perished.