A massive search and rescue operation is still under way to find the Titanic tourist submersible which has been missing for nearly two days in the Atlantic Ocean with five people aboard.
British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood are on the OceanGate Expeditions’ submersible, Titan.
Stockton Rush, the founder of OceanGate Expeditions, is believed to be the fifth person aboard.
The watercraft submerged on Sunday (18 June) morning with its support vessel, the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the Titan lost contact with Polar Prince, authorities said.
The Titan is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen supply.
On Monday (19 June) afternoon, Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard told reporters that there was believed to be between 70 and the full 96 hours left at that point.
OceanGate offers eight-day missions to see the Titanic debris at a cost of $250,000 per person. It said it is “exploring and mobilising all options to bring the crew back safely.”
The US Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are involved in rescue efforts.
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Titanic tourist submarine with five people onboard missing in Atlantic Ocean
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Titan lost contact with surface ship, Polar Prince, one hour and 45 minutes into Sunday dive
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Titanic wreckage located approximately 370 miles from Newfoundland, Canada
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Submersible had communication problems in past
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Who is on the missing Titanic submarine?
France sending a ship to help search for missing submersible
18:00 , Ariana Baio
French president Emmanuel Macron has ordered the dispatch of research ship Atlante to assist in searching for the missing Titanic tourist submersible, the Titan.
On Tuesday (20 June) CNN reported that France would send a ship equipped with an underwater robot that can reach depths of 4,000 meters (1,312 feet).
“The idea and our wish are for the ship to arrive as soon as possible, which should be Wednesday at 8pm. local time,” French Secretary of State in charge of Sea, Hervé Berville, told CNN affiliate BFMTV.
“This is a race of time that started last night (Monday) and France has responded to the calls from American authorities,” he said.
The underwater robot’s operation team departed from Toulon.
Inside the race to find the missing Titanic submarine – the deepest ocean rescue operation in history
17:45 , Ariana Baio
Sonar buoys and ships, reconnaissance planes and unmanned submersible vehicles are scouring an area of the Atlantic Ocean ‘the size of Connecticut’ for any trace of the missing Titan dive ship
Bevan Hurley reports:
Inside the race to find the missing Titanic sub – the deepest ocean rescue ever
Shahzada Dawood and Suleman Dawood aboard missing submersible
17:30 , Ariana Baio
Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman Dawood are two of the five aboard the missing Titan submersible watercraft.
Engro Corporation, the company which Mr Dawood serves as a vice chairman, confirmed in a statement, per The New York Times on Tuesday (20 June).
Mr Dawood is a business advisor who serves on the board of the Prince’s Trust International.
Mr Dawood and his son live in Surrey, England.
Suleman is 19 years old, according to The Daily Mail.
Janet Street Porter questions ‘morality’ of Titanic submarine tourism
17:15 , Ariana Baio
Janet Street-Porter has voiced her opinion on the ethics of “Titanic tourism” in response to the desperate ongoing mission to rescue a missing underwater vessel.
Nicole Vassell reports:
Janet Street-Porter questions ‘morality’ of Titanic submarine tourism
Who is on the missing Titanic submarine?
17:00 , Ariana Baio
A British billionaire explorer is among the five people on board the missing Titanic tourist submarine, somewhere in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
A rescue operation has been underway in search of the submersible vessel, after it submerged Sunday morning, and its support vessel, the Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince, lost contact with it about an hour and 45 minutes later, authorities said.
British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, founder of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and the businessman’s son Sulaiman Dawood are feared to be on board.
Below we look at what we know about the five stranded on the sub.
Rachel Sharp and Tara Cobham report:
A billionaire, father and son and renowned diver: Who is on missing Titanic sub?
Timeline of the missing Titan submersible
16:45 , Ariana Baio
The Titan submersible went missing while it was on a tour of the Titanic wreckage on Sunday (18 June). Miawpukek Maritime Horizon Services, which co-owns the Polar Prince the ship that helped launched Titan, provided a timeline that was set for the watercraft.
Friday 16 June: The Polar Prince departs St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
Saturday 17 June: The Polar Prince arrives at the dive site.
Sunday 18 June:
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9am ADT: Dive operation begins.
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11.47am ADT: Last communication between Titan and the surface staff of OceanGate is recorded.
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6.10pm ADT: Time Titan was scheduled to resurface.
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6.35pm ADT: Authorities are notified and a response operation is initiated.
Inside Titan: Titanic-spotting submarine steered by video game controller
16:30 , Ariana Baio
Measuring 22ft long by 9.2ft across and 8.3ft high, the OceanGate submersible consists of an aerospace-grade carbon fibre hull with titanium hemispheres at each end, as well as a fiberglass hull insert to shield the passengers and electronics from condensation.
A real-time monitoring system provides a running analysis of the impact changing pressure is having on the hull as the craft descends deeper and deeper into the ocean in the interests of safety.
Here are more details about the inside of the Titan.
Joe Sommerlad reports:
Inside the Titanic-spotting submarine missing in the Atlantic with five people aboard
Paul-Henri Nargeolet among those on board
16:15 , Ariana Baio
French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, an experienced Titanic explorer and diver, is one of the five people aboard the missing Titan submersible.
Titanic expert Larry Daley told CBC that Mr Nargeolet is on the watercraft.
Mr Nargeolet spent 25 years in the French navy and worked with Mr Daley on a prior Titanic dive.
OceanGate described Mr Nargeolet as the “Titanic’s greatest explorer” as he has led several expeditions to the shipwreck and completed 35 dives in the submersible.
The former naval officer spent his early years in Africa with his parents, although he was born in Chamonix, France. He was married to American newsreader Michelle Marsh until she died in 2017.
WATCH: US Coast Guard give update on missing submersible Monday afternoon
16:00 , Ariana Baio
Overnight, Coast Guard searched area ‘size of Connecticut’
15:45 , Ariana Baio
Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard Northeast District said that overnight they flew “multiple aircrafts” over the area where the submersible went missing to look for signs of surfacing.
Mr Mauger said the search was “roughly about the size of Connecticut,” in an interview with Good Morning America on Tuesday (20 June).
“Our crews in the Coast Guard and partners across both the US government and within Canada and the private sector have been working around the clock to bring all capabilities that we have to bear on finding the submersible and locating the people,” Mr Mauger said.
Going forward, the Coast Guard plans to use more resources like vessels that can search underwater using sonar technology to expand their search.
Coast Guard to hold press conference on missing submersible
15:40 , Ariana Baio
The US Coast Guard will hold a second press conference on Tuesday (20 June) at 1pm EST.
The press conference will include updates about the missing watercraft which is approximately 900 miles east of Cape Code, Massachusetts.
Partners of the US Coast Guard plan to join the press conference as well.
Hamish Harding among those missing on submersible
15:30 , Ariana Baio
Hamish Harding, the chairman of Action Aviation, a private plane firm, is one of the five people aboard OceanGate Expeditions’ missing submersible in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mr Harding previously travelled on the Challenger Deep to the bottom of the ocean as well as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin trip into space.
On Saturday, Mr Harding announced on Facebook he was joining OceanGate Expeditions’ excursion to view the Titanic wreckage.
On Monday – as news of the missing submersible broke – Mr Harding’s stepson Brian Szasz confirmed that his stepfather was on board the vessel when it went missing.
Mr Harding has two children and is a seasoned explorer. He holds three Guinness World Records – including the longest duration at full ocean depth.
Titanic sub crew have ‘already used half their oxygen’ friend of missing Briton warns
15:15 , Ariana Baio
A close friend of the British billionaire explorer lost at sea in the Titanic submarine has warned those on board will have already used over half their air supply.
Jannicke Mikkelsen told The Independent the vessel has less than 50 hours of oxygen left as of Tuesday lunchtime, so the clock is ticking to rescue the five stranded inside.
The 37-year-old said the wait for news of her mentor Hamish Harding has been “torturous” and her hope is fast diminishing as most scenarios are “bleak for survival at this point”.
Tara Cobham reports:
Titanic sub crew have ‘already used half their oxygen’ friend of missing Briton warns
Action Aviation confirms Hamish Harding aboard
14:45 , Ariana Baio
Action Aviation confirmed on Tuesday (20 June) that Captain Hamish Harding is on the Titan submersible currently missing near the Titanic wreckage.
“Both the Harding Family and the team at Action Aviation are very grateful for all the kind messages of concern and support from our friends and colleagues. We are thankful for the continued efforts of the authorities and companies that have stepped in to aid in the rescue efforts,” Action Aviation said in a press release.
Mr Harding is a licensed Air Transport Pilot and a Guinness World Records holder.
10,000 square miles searched as of Tuesday
14:38 , Ariana Baio
The US Coast Guard confirmed on Tuesday (20 June) that they had searched 10,000 square miles for the missing submersible, the Titan, in the North Atlantic Ocean.
On top of the various equipment that the US Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard have used to conduct searches, Canadian Aircraft P3 was brought in to carry out sonar searches.
The Titan’s surface ship, the research vessel Polar Prince, as well as the research vessel Deep Energy are also continuing surface searches.
How much oxygen is left on board?
14:30 , Rachel Sharp
A family friend of Hamish Harding, who has been in contact with his family, told The Independent that the search and rescue operation is working under the assumption the submarine set off at its planned time of 6.30am ET (11.30am GMT) on Sunday morning.
The vessel is equipped with enough air for five people for 96 hours.
The family friend said that this means the “maximum life support” would be until 6.30am ET (11.30am GMT) on Thursday.
Downing Street ‘stands ready’ to assist rescue efforts
14:15 , Rachel Sharp
The UK “stands ready” to provide support and assistance in the hunt for the missing Titanic submarine, Downing Street has said.
Search and rescue capacity that can aid stricken subs is based at the naval base in the Clyde.
“We are in contact with the relevant authorities and are ready to provide assistance, but clearly it is an unusual rescue operation given the depths involved,” Downing Street said in a statement.
‘Missing’ OceanGate CEO reveals Titanic submersible operated with ‘game controller’ and built ‘with camping parts’ in resurfaced video
14:00 , Rachel Sharp
OceanGate CEO reveals Titanic submersible uses ‘game controller’ in resurfaced clip
Inside the deepest under sea rescue operation in world history:
13:45 , Rachel Sharp
Multiple agencies from multiple nations are working together to try to bring the five missing on board the Titanic submarine home safe.
Here are some of the agencies and their crafts working on the search and rescue operation:
– US Coast Guard: two C-130 aircrafts
– Canadian Coast Guard: one C-130 aircraft and one P-8 aircraft
– New York National Guard: one C-130 aircraft
– Commercial operator: on-surface equipment
WATCH: OceanGate adviser slams US government for holding up rescue efforts
13:30 , Rachel Sharp
WATCH: Locator map shows shipwreck where Titanic OceanGate submarine went missing
13:15 , Rachel Sharp
Submersible had communication problems in past
13:00 , Graeme Massie
As the US Coast Guard works to locate the OceanGate submersible ship CBS reporter David Pogue reminds people that this is not the first time the submersible has faced communication issues.
The submersible is not fully functioning in the same way a submarine is. It requires a surface ship to give it the correct directions.
Last year, Mr Pogue conducted a CBS report on the sub and joined the crew for a dive when it lost communication with the surface ship. This caused the crew aboard the submersible to become lost.
“We were lost for two and a half hours,” one of the crew members told Mr Pogue.
Expert reveals challenges of underwater search
12:15 , Rachel Sharp
An expert has revealed the challenges of the underwater search for the submersible which lost contact while visiting the wreck of the Titanic.
Dr Jamie Pringle, Reader in Forensic Geosciences at Keele University, UK, said in a statement to The Independent: “Aquatic search is pretty tricky, as the ocean floor is a lot more rugged than on land, and water isn’t homogenous either – there are different stratified levels of water and currents.
“A typical land search for a missing person or vehicle would move outwards radially from the last known position. This is how this search is also likely being conducted.
“Techniques vary, but in that water depth, a sonar search system would need to be specialised to a very narrow beam but high enough frequency in order to resolve a small submersible.
“The MH370 downed plane, lost in 2014, had a very large search radius and still hasn’t been solved. This search should be a much smaller search radius, as the submersible was reportedly on a relatively simple down and up dive.”
US Coast Guard says area where sub went missing is ‘remote’
12:00 , Graeme Massie
During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Rear Admiral John Mauger, commander of the First US Coast Guard District said they were doing all they can to find the submersible but the area it went missing in was going to be challenging.
“The location of the search is approximately 900 miles east of Cape Code in a water depth of roughly 13,000 feet. It is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area but we are deploying all available assets to make sure we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board,” Mr Mauger said.
Due to the type of watercraft the submersible is, the Coast Guard has to search both surface level and underwater as it could be in either place.
WATCH: Ex-British Navy officer reveals ‘concerning timescales’ of missing Titanic sub
11:45 , Rachel Sharp
OceanGate adviser slams US government for holding up rescue efforts for missing Titanic sub due to paperwork
11:30 , Rachel Sharp
An OceanGate Expeditions adviser has slammed the US government for allegedly holding up efforts to rescue the five passengers on board the missing Titanic tourist sub – because of official paperwork.
David Concannon, an attorney and explorer who had a lucky escape when he pulled out of the adventure at the last minute, told NewsNation on Monday night that critical equipment that could help recover the missing Titan Vessel is currently thousands of miles away in the Guernsey Channel Islands.
The equipment is ready and waiting to be sent to the Atlantic Ocean to help find the missing sub, but can’t go anywhere until the US government authorises it.
“(They are) the same group, the experts, that did the advanced survey of the Titanic last year,” he said.
“They are mobilised. They’re sitting on the tarmac, ready to go. We have a ship off Newfoundland that is ready to take them to the site.”
While the five people on board are in a race for their lives, he said that the officials needed to sign off the rescue equipment aren’t showing the same level of urgency.
“This equipment has been on the tarmac for hours. When I communicate with the U.S. government, I get ‘out of office’ replies, not from everyone, but from key people that have a signoff on this,” he said.
“That’s unacceptable. I don’t want to discourage the government officials that are helping because they’re doing their jobs, but we need to do it quicker.”
With the clock ticking until the vessel runs out of oxygen, Mr Concannon hammered home that there isn’t the time to waste.
“We need to move. We do not have minutes or hours. We need to move now,” he said.
He added: “We have people whose lives are at stake. You have to move. We have assets that are ready to go and they’re sitting and waiting.”
Where is the Titanic wreckage?
11:00 , Ariana Baio
IN PICTURES: The missing Titan submarine
10:45 , Rachel Sharp
British billionaire missing on Titanic submarine gave eerie warning in Instagram post before dive
10:30 , Rachel Sharp
A British billionaire who is feared to be on board the missing Titanic tourist submarine wrote a last post warning about temperamental weather conditions ahead of the mission.
Billionaire Hamish Harding, who has previously travelled on the Challenger Deep to the bottom of the ocean and on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin into space, posted on Instagram on Sunday to announce he was joining OceanGate Expeditions for their Titanic mission.
Read more here:
Brit billionaire missing on Titanic submarine gave eerie warning in post before dive
OceanGate Expeditions recently posted about Titanic wreckage trip
10:15 , Graeme Massie
For years, tourists have been taking trips to visit the wreckage which now lies around 12,500 feet at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
OceanGate Expeditions, a company made up of undersea explorers, scientists, and filmmakers – offers eight-day missions to see the Titanic debris. The Independent has reached out to the company asking if the missing vessel is operated by them.
The organisation last posted on Twitter on 15 June, detailing its latest Titanic Expeditions.
“It’s been an incredibly busy two weeks! Thank you to all of our dive teams who’ve joined us – here’s a look at our Mission 3 and Mission 4 crew,” the company said.
Woman who completed lifelong dream to explore Titanic says she ‘lost it’ afterwards
10:00 , Ariana Baio
One woman explains how she finally ended up visiting the famed Titanic wreck at its underwater grave after a near- lifelong obsession and what the surreal journey is actually like.
Sheila Flynn reports:
Woman who completed lifelong dream to explore Titanic says she ‘lost it’ afterwards
OceanGate adviser reveals lucky escape from joining failed trip
09:50 , Rachel Sharp
An OceanGate Expeditions adviser has revealed his lucky escape from the failed trip to the depths of the ocean after he pulled out of the adventure at the last minute.
David Concannon, an attorney and explorer, posted on Facebook on Monday that he was forced to skip the submersible journey to the Titanic wreckage due to “another urgent client matter”.
“Dear Friends, Re: Titanic. As I posted last week I was supposed to be on this expedition and, indeed, on this dive, but I had to cancel to attend to another urgent client matter,” he said.
“Last night, I was called and asked to provide whatever assistance I could to ensure the safe return of everyone in the sub. Of course, I immediately agreed.I know you are concerned for the safety of me and everyone at sea, but PLEASE STOP calling, texting, messaging, and sending all other forms of communication during this critical time.
“You are interfering with more important communications that need to be made to resolve this situation as quickly and as safely as possible. Thank you! David”
Writer who took Titanic submersible trip last year says he’s ‘not optimistic’
09:31 , Tara Cobham
A writer who took the Titanic submersible trip last year said he is “not optimistic” over the search for the missing OceanGate craft.
Mike Reiss told BBC Breakfast communication was also lost during his dive down to the Titanic.
Mr Reiss said: “I’m not optimistic just because I know the logistics of it. And I know really again, how vast the ocean is, and how very tiny the craft is.
He added: “So the idea is, if it’s down at the bottom, I don’t know how anyone’s going to be able to access it, much less bring it back up.
“There is a hope that it’s at, or near, the surface.
“I did three separate dives. I did one dive to the Titanic and two more off the coast of New York.
“Every time they lost communication and again, this is not a shoddy ship or anything.”
Expert on Titanic history ‘very worried about souls’ on board
09:10 , Tara Cobham
An expert on the history of the Titanic has said he is “very worried about the souls” on board the missing submersible.
Tim Maltin, an author, historian and TV presenter said the tourists were in a difficult situation.
Mr Maltin said on BBC Breakfast: “If it’s near the Titanic it would be easier to find, but the problem is of course you can’t do a ship-to-ship transfer even, the pressure is absolutely intense.
“It’s nearly two miles miles down, it’s pitch black.
“So I also am very, very worried about the souls who are on board.”
He added: “I think they’re quite brave people who have been down there, but equally they know the risks but no one expects it to go wrong on your dive.”
Rescue operation will be very difficult due to depth of water – MOD
08:50 , Tara Cobham
A rescue operation will be very difficult due to the depth of the water that the vessel is in, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) told The Independent.
While the UK has not been approached to assist, the MOD said initial reports indicate that the depths of water involved greatly exceed that which the NSRS Nato Submarine Rescue System can safely operate.
Possible scenarios that could have played after submersible went missing
07:36 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Alistair Greig, a professor of marine engineering at University College London, said submersibles typically have a drop weight, which is “a mass they can release in the case of an emergency to bring them up to the surface using buoyancy.”
“If there was a power failure and/or communication failure, this might have happened, and the submersible would then be bobbing about on the surface waiting to be found,” Mr Greig said.
Another scenario is a leak in the pressure hull, in which case the prognosis is not good, he said.
“If it has gone down to the seabed and can’t get back up under its own power, options are very limited,” he said.
“While the submersible might still be intact, if it is beyond the continental shelf, there are very few vessels that can get that deep, and certainly not divers.”
Even if they could go that deep, he doubts they could attach to the hatch of OceanGate’s submersible.
Submersible made of titanium and filament wound carbon fibre
06:37 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The submersible, named Titan, is capable of diving 4,000 metres or 13,120 feet “with a comfortable safety margin”, according to its operator OceanGate Expeditions.
The sub weighs 9,072kg in the air, but is ballasted to be neutrally buoyant once it reaches the seafloor, the company said in its filing.
The Titan is made of “titanium and filament wound carbon fiber” and has proven to “withstand the enormous pressures of the deep ocean”, the company stated.
OceanGate told the court that Titan’s viewport is “the largest of any deep diving submersible” and that its technology provides an “unrivaled view” of the deep ocean.
In a May 2021 court filing, OceanGate said the Titan had an “unparalleled safety feature” that assesses the integrity of the hull throughout every dive.
At the time of the filing, Titan had undergone more than 50 test dives, including to the equivalent depth of the Titanic, in deep waters off the Bahamas and in a pressure chamber, the company said.
During its expedition in 2022, OceanGate reported that the submersible had a battery issue on its first dive, and had to be manually attached to its lifting platform, according to a November court filing.
“In the high sea state, the submersible sustained modest damage to its external components and OceanGate decided to cancel the second mission for repairs and operational enhancements,” the filing stated.
More missions, however, followed, with 28 people visiting the wreck site last year.
Missing Titanic submarine: Crew confirmed to be on board $250,000-a-trip vessel lost in Atlantic
06:00 , Ariana Baio
A search is under way for a submersible which has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean while taking visitors on tours of the Titanic wreck.
Lieutenant Jordan Hart of the US Coast Guard in Boston told CBS News there is a “search and rescue operation” underway off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said a Canadian military aircraft and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel are assisting the search.
Ariana Baio reports:
Crew confirmed to be aboard $250,000-a-trip Titanic sub lost in Atlantic
Inventor Stockton Rush assured him sub was ‘rock solid’, says passenger
05:25 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
CBS journalist David Pogue, who went on board the Titan submersible last year, said that he was reassured the vessel was “rock solid” by its inventor.
“It is one of a kind submersible with five-inch thick carbon fibre,” he said.“I have to admit I had some qualms getting on that thing. A lot of the components were off the shelf, improvised. For example, you steer this sub with a game controller.
“The chief executive and inventor of the sub, Stockton Rush, reassured me that all the stuff may be improvised but the part you care about the capsule, the container that contains people and oxygen, was codesigned with Nasa and the University of Washington and it is rock solid.”
OceanGate Expeditions uses Elon Musk’s Starlink to maintain communications in ocean
05:05 , Graeme Massie
OceanGate Expeditions uses Elon Musk’s Starlink to maintain communications while out in the ocean, the company revealed last month.
“Despite being in the middle of the North Atlantic, we have the internet connection we need to make our #Titanic dive operations a success – thank you @Starlink!” the company tweeted.
Why adventurers flocked to take OceanGate’s $250k Titantic expedition
04:56 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A massive marine search and rescue operation is underway for a missing tourist sub that disappeared on an expedition to view the Titanic wreckage.
British billionaire Hamish Harding, OceanGate Expeditions chief executive Stockton Rush and renowned French underwater explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet are feared to be among those onboard.
The company, which charges up to $250,000 to take guests to the Titanic site, has said it is “working toward the safe return of the crewmembers”.Renata Rojas, who was one of the passengers onboard the 2022 expedition, told The Independent in an interview that seeing the Titanic up close was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
“You’re feeling overwhelmed the entire time, not only because [of] just the fact that you were there … [but] as we were approaching the wreck, I was wowed. That was the feeling,” she said. Ms Rojas is currently on the Polar Prince.
Bevan Hurley reports.
Why adventurers flocked to OceanGate’s $250k Titantic expedition before tragedy hit
US lawmaker calls for Navy nuclear submarine to join search
Monday 19 June 2023 23:55 , Graeme Massie
Rep Brandon Williams, a Republican from New York, is a former Navy submariner himself.
“Don’t wait, get the best sonar operators in the world in a position to help rescue the lost submersible and its crew, while there is still hope,” he wrote on Twitter.
Where is the Titanic wreckage?
Monday 19 June 2023 23:00 , Ariana Baio
The RMS Titanic’s final resting spot is approximately 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean. It sank in 1912, killing approximately 1,500 people on board. Its coordinates are 41º43’32”N, 49º56’49”W.
Graig Graziosi reports:
Where is the Titanic wreckage?
Hamish Harding talks of bad weather in Instagram post before submarine went missing
Monday 19 June 2023 22:46 , Graeme Massie
“Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023. A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow,” he wrote on the platform.
“We started steaming from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and are planning to start dive operations around 4am tomorrow morning. Until then we have a lot of preparations and briefings to do.”
Five people aboard missing submersible have 70 to 96 hours of oxygen left
Monday 19 June 2023 22:30 , Ariana Baio
The five people aboard the missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean have an estimated 70 to 96 hours of emergency oxygen left in their watercraft, the US Coast Guard said in a press conference on Monday afternoon.
The submersible went missing on Sunday morning shortly after it submerged while on an excursion to the Titanic wreckage.
The US and Canadian Coast Guard and deploying resources to quickly find the people aboard in the amount of time they estimate they have until it becomes a possibly fatal situation.
The watercraft has an estimated 96 hours of emergency oxygen left and Rear Admiral John Mauger believes the people inside the sub have anywhere from 70 to 96 hours left.
What is OceanGate Expeditions?
Monday 19 June 2023 22:00 , Ariana Baio
OceanGate Expeditions was founded in Washington state in 2009 by US adventurer and former investment banker Stockton Rush.
The trained aerospace engineer began offering underwater tours in specially designed submersible vessels that were developed with NASA.
In an interview with The Independent in 2017, he said he had originally wanted to become an astronaut but was later drawn to underwater exploration.
“In the vacuum of space, by definition there is nothing. That means a great view, but the final frontier for new life forms and discovery is undersea – for the next 200-300 years at least.”
Bevan Hurley reports:
What is OceanGate Expeditions? Company offering Titanic tours searches for vessel
US Coast Guard searching for sub 900 miles off coast of Cape Code
Monday 19 June 2023 19:15 , Ariana Baio
The US Coast Guard tweeted that some of their crew is currently searching for an “overdue Canadian research submarine” approximately 900 miles from Cape Code, Massachusettes.
The Titanic shipwreck is located approximately 1,000 miles from Cape Cod in the North Atlanic Ocean.
What happened to the Titanic?
Monday 19 June 2023 16:15 , Rachel Sharp
The Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean back in 1912.
The ship – the largest at the time – set sail from Southampton, UK, on 10 April 1912, with more than 2,200 passengers and crew on board.
Five days into its voyage, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean.
More than 1,500 people died.
Titanic tourist submarine goes missing in the Atlantic Ocean
Monday 19 June 2023 15:19 , Rachel Sharp
A submersible used to take visitors on a tour of the Titanic wreck has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean, the 1st District Northeast Coast Guard told the BBC on Monday.
Small submersibles, or watercrafts designed to operate underwater that may be different from a submarine, often take visitors on tours of the famous shipwreck.
The Titanic shipwreck sits 12,500 feet at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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Titanic tourist sub goes missing in the Atlantic Ocean