According to authorities, a submersible with five persons on board has vanished while touring the Titanic debris off the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
The 21-foot submersible, according to the Coast Guard, submerged early on Sunday and lost touch around an hour and a half later.
According to Rear Adm. John Mauger, commander of the US Coast Guard’s 1st District, sailors promptly began search and rescue operations after the Coast Guard was alerted Sunday afternoon that the vessel owned by deep-sea exploration company OceanGate was running late.
According to him, the vessel was built with 96 hours of oxygen on board.
According to Mauger, the search is being conducted in isolated waters that are 13,000 feet deep.
It is difficult to conduct a search in that distant area, but Mauger said they are using all of their resources to try and find the craft and save all on board.
“We are looking into and putting all our resources into bringing the crew home safely. Our full attention is on the submersible crew members and their families, stated OceanGate in a statement. “We are working to ensure the crew members’ safe return.”
The Titanic debris can be explored by paying customers, according to OceanGate’s website.
“This is on the site of a wreckage, the wreckage of the Titanic, so there’s a lot of debris on the bottom, and locating an object on the bottom will be difficult,” Mauger said to Fox News on Monday.
The Titanic, spotted in 1996 4,000 meters beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean north of Newfoundland, sank in April 1912 while on its first voyage. After hitting an iceberg, the ship went down, killing almost 1,500 people.
The Titanic, which was discovered in 1996 4,000 meters beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean north of Newfoundland, sank in April 1912 while on her maiden voyage. After hitting an iceberg, the ship went down, killing almost 1,500 people.
The Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden journey from England to New York on April 14, 1912. There were more than 2,200 passengers and staff members on board, and when the ship sank, more than 1,500 people perished.
In the Atlantic Ocean, over 12,500 feet below the surface, the shipwreck was discovered in 1985.
