Hearing to open into deaths of five killed during Titanic deep-sea expedition

The deep-sea vessel was on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage around 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, when it lost contact with the tour operator

British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were among those killed on board the deep-sea vessel in June last year. Picture: OceanGate Expeditions/PA

A hearing about the deaths of five people who were killed when a submersible imploded while diving to the wreck of the Titanic will open on Monday.

British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board the deep-sea vessel in June last year, alongside French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet.