The Titanic submarine wreckage expedition, which was carrying five individuals, has been gone since Sunday after going missing 370 miles off the coast of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the Canadian research ship MV Polar Prince lost communication with the submarine 900 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the US Coast Guard stated it was hunting for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The submarine is claimed to have lost communication with its support ship an hour and 45 minutes into what is normally a two-and-a-half-hour dive to the Titanic’s wreckage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Titanic’s wreck is approximately 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and is 12,500 feet deep at the bottom of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Titanic’s debris was discovered in 1985, and it has since been studied by archaeologists, marine biologists, and tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Action Aviation, British Billionaire Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Sulaiman Dawood, 19, were on board the submarine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US Coast Guard’s Rear Admiral John Mauger stated it is a “challenge” to locate the vessel and rescue the individuals on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shipwreck is divided into two sections, with the bow and stern separated by approximately 2,600 feet, and a massive debris field surrounds the broken vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On its maiden trip from Southampton to New York in 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg, killing almost 1,500 of the 2,200 passengers and staff on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there are various complications that could impede the hunt for the missing submarine, such as weather, a lack of light at night, and the status of the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US Coast Guard has dispatched two C-130 Hercules planes to hunt for the submersible on the water’s surface, as well as an underwater sonar search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The submarine, operated by OceanGate Expeditions and offering tours of shipwrecks and underwater canyons, vanished in a part of the ocean almost 13,000 feet deep.
According to Mr Mauger, the missing passengers had between 70 and 96 hours of oxygen remaining as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first set of tourists paid $100,000 to $150,000 each to participate in the trip in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “mission support fee” for the 2023 trip was listed on OceanGate’s website as $250,000 per person.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Titanic submarine wreckage expedition, which was carrying five individuals, has been gone since Sunday after going missing 370 miles off the coast of Canada. After the Canadian research ship … <\/p>\n