Titanic OceanGate submarine missing with five onboard has 70 hours of air left
First Published: 20th June, 2023 13:39 IST
The craft submerged Sunday morning, and its support vessel, the Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince, lost contact with it.
A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in search of a submersible vessel carrying five people to observe the wreckage of the Titanic, the Independent reported.
British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding and renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet are feared to be on board the missing Titanic tourist submarine somewhere in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
On Monday afternoon, Rear Adm John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said: “We anticipate there is somewhere between 70 and the full 96 hours available at this point.”
The craft submerged Sunday morning, and its support vessel, the Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince, lost contact with it about an hour and 45 minutes later, the Independent report said quoting authorities.
OceanGate Expeditions, a company offering eight-day missions to see the Titanic debris at a cost of $250,000 per person, confirmed that its submarine was lost at sea with crew members on board.
The company’s chief executive, Stockton Rush, previously described the craft as “rock solid”, is also believed to be on board.
The company said in a statement that it is “exploring and mobilising all options to bring the crew back safely.”
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