2023-06-19 15:52:51
A submarine used to take tourists to see the wreckage of the Titanic disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting a search and rescue mission, the BBC reported Monday.
The Boston Coast Guard told the BBC that an operation to find the vessel was underway on Monday.
Some companies organize multi-day trips to see the remains of the Titanic, which lie at a depth of about 3,800 meters and at a distance of about 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
OceanGate Expeditions, a company that organizes these types of expeditions, confirmed Monday in a statement that their submarine was the one that had disappeared and explained that they were doing everything possible to bring the crew back.
“Our full attention is on the submarine crew members and their families,” OceanGate Expeditions said in its statement.
The company said it has had “extensive assistance” from various government agencies and other companies in trying to re-establish contact with the submarine.
This is the only company that has a submarine, called “Titan”, that is capable of reaching the bottom of the ocean to see the remains of the Titanic up close. The submarine used by that company usually has a crew of five people.
On June 14, the company said on Twitter that it was using the communications company Starlink to keep the line of communication open with the expedition heading to the Titanic.
On the company’s website, seven-day trips to see the remains of the Titanic are advertised and its price is specified to be about $250,000.
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