Tributes were paid to the five persons who died aboard the Titan submarine.

Families and friends of the victims have been speaking about their loved ones

Family and friends have mourned the five persons who perished when Titan, the submersible vessel exploring the Titanic shipwreck, exploded.

Shahzada Dawood, a British-Pakistani businessman, and his son Suleman died on the ship, along with French submersible pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush, and British billionaire and pilot Hamish Harding.