The company Pelagic Research Services confirmed that the wreckage announced earlier by the US Coast Guard was spotted by its own underwater robotic vessel. In a statement on Twitter, the company says: “PRS would like to express our utmost gratitude for the incredible, coordinated rescue response of everyone involved in this search and rescue mission. Our focus right now is on the families of those on Titan and their tragic loss.”

A Pelagic Research Services spokesperson confirmed to CNN that its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which was the first to conduct a search for the missing OceanGate submersible on the sea floor, found the wreckage on the Atlantic floor near the Titanic wreck. Official announcements from the US Coast Guard are awaited at 10 pm Greek time.

Pelagic Research Services is described on its website as “an ocean services company that provides business planning, execution and state-of-the-art research tools for undersea missions to the ocean community on a global basis.”