Search and Rescue Underway for Missing Submarine during Titanic Expedition
A search and rescue operation is currently underway to locate a submarine that disappeared on Sunday during a tourist expedition to the Titanic. The United States and Canadian coast guards have joined forces to search for the missing submarine, which vanished during an expedition from St. John’s, N.L. The iconic wreckage of the Titanic is located more than 600 kilometers southeast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, contact with the submersible was lost approximately one hour and 45 minutes after it descended into the ocean on Sunday morning. The submarine in question is part of OceanGate Expeditions, a U.S.-based company organizing the trip to the Titanic. Their specially designed submersible, named Titan, is capable of reaching the wreckage 3,800 meters below the surface. OceanGate’s website offers a seven-night voyage to the Titanic at a cost of US$250,000 per person, or roughly C$330,000. The submersible was deployed from a vessel called the Polar Prince. Built with carbon fiber and titanium, the 6.7-meter-long Titan is equipped with oxygen and life support systems that can sustain the crew for up to 96 hours, or four days. OceanGate has been conducting expeditions to the Titanic since 2021.
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