The coast guard were told, but it wasn't considered definitive

We don't actually know how they communicated to the families but I suspect they were told about it, but that the search would go on until they were sure.
The public were not told in order to protect the families until it could be confirmed.

Seems reasonable enough to me.

Posted By: megson on June 23rd 2023 at 09:52:53

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So it looks like the sub imploded / exploded days ago (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 23, 00:58:25
- Which was always the most likely scenario (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jun 23, 10:35:42
  - We should've sent Jumbo in,he's rescued more people in far more dangerous situations. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 23, 11:09:27
    - His Garry tells me he likes going down too (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jun 23, 11:22:28
- Too soon? (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 23, 10:05:19
  - Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 23, 11:38:26
  - Ashamed lol (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jun 23, 11:21:47
  - "dead legend" now, surely (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 23, 10:12:13
- Obviously they signed waivers accepting they might die (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 08:51:13
  - Seriously hoping there’s an English law insurance policy or two knocking around (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 23, 11:08:04
    - Stop it. You'll trigger Champs. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 13:19:55
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 11:13:42
  - I get more cautious as I get older but even so i cannot conceive of why someone would (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 23, 09:05:19
    - And it was the 19 year old who didn’t want to go (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 09:17:40
      - Depends if there’s an afterlife (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 11:34:18
      - Shame he wouldn't have had time to tell his father "I told you so" (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jun 23, 11:23:48
        
        Probably died glad that he'd joined it in the end (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 23, 12:09:35
- It's a bit fishy, (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jun 23, 06:10:55
  - You see a conspiracy in everything. (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jun 23, 09:49:37
    - It was a conspiracy (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 10:40:20
  - US navy apparently heard the implosion on Sunday. (n/m) (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jun 23, 06:17:53
    - So (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jun 23, 06:21:07
      - The coast guard were told, but it wasn't considered definitive (General Chat) - megson, Jun 23, 09:52:53
      - Was it withheld from them? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 23, 07:17:07
        
        I saw something yesterday on sky that said the families immediately (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jun 23, 07:28:41
        
        Same question again because you don't seem to have understood it first time.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 23, 09:58:34
        
        They heard the implosion,but may not have known what it was. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 23, 09:16:28
        
        What about all the thousands of poor migrants that die at sea though? (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 23, 08:13:40
        
        they were very very rich people who........... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 23, 08:54:03
        
        Deep sea search and rescue (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 07:44:45
        
        "The people have the right to know!" (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 23, 08:55:32
        
        In defence of the media (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 09:18:05
        
        yeah - fair enough (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 23, 09:31:40
        
        Charlie Brooker's rolling news dissection hilariously sums it up... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 23, 11:04:29
        
        That won't catch on 😁 (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 09:56:01
        
        Whale farts 🐳 💨 (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 23, 08:14:15
        
        Probably attacked by Orcas (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 23, 09:59:07
- Of the Sun imploded at that depth,I assume the bodies too.pretty unpleasant way to go if s (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 23, 05:57:10
  - Probably not a bad way to go to be fair (General Chat) - I Am H2O, Jun 23, 06:36:09
    - You'd have been fine - open the hatch and drink the ocean dry (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 23, 09:37:42
    - Absolutely this ^^^^ (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 23, 09:22:04

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