A Rescue Mission for a Submersible Touring the Titanic Wreckage is Underway

In a race against time, officials are diligently searching for a civilian submersible carrying five individuals that went missing in the North Atlantic. The vessel, en route to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, has a limited emergency capability of four days, prompting an urgent and extensive search and rescue operation. Here’s what we know:

A civilian submersible carrying five people went missing in the North Atlantic while on its way to explore the wreckage of the Titanic.
The vessel has four days of emergency capability, and search and rescue efforts are underway.
The five people on board include one pilot and four “mission specialists,” and their identities have not been disclosed yet.
Hamish Harding, a British businessman, is confirmed to be on the submersible. He is the owner of Action Aviation and has previously traveled to the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth.
The search operation involves the US and Canadian coast guards, civilian ships, C-130 aircraft, and P-8 planes equipped with sonar technology.
Commercial vessels are also assisting in the search, and additional assets from the Canadian Coast Guard and US Coast Guard are being deployed.
The US Coast Guard is coordinating with the US Navy and the Canadian military to assess available underwater rescue capabilities.
OceanGate Expeditions, the company conducting the expedition, is actively participating in the search and exploring all options to bring the crew back safely.
The submersible, named Titan, is designed to carry up to five people and has safety features, including a real-time hull health monitoring system.
The expedition allows passengers to dive to the Titanic wreck site for a price starting at $250,000.
The Titanic sank in 1912, and its wreckage lies approximately 13,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, southeast of Newfoundland.
Expedition participants on the support vessel Polar Prince are focused on the search and rescue efforts and have restricted their internet access to prioritize communication for the operation.
The search operation will continue, with aircraft and surface vessels resuming their efforts. Participants remain hopeful and urge others to think positively.

The tweet below verifies the news:

A submersible capable of taking tourists over 2 miles underwater to view the Titanic wreckage up close has gone missing.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston told NPR that they have begun a search and rescue mission for the vessel.https://t.co/xXrexPL5sB
— WHYY News (@WHYYNews) June 19, 2023