2023-06-20 08:38:09
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The shipwreck ‘Titanic’ sleeps at 3800 meters in the North Atlantic Ocean
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A tourist deep-sea submersible visiting the ill-fated shipwreck ‘Titanic’ went missing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on the 18th (local time), and US and Canadian authorities urgently launched a search.
The submersible carrying five people lost communication about 1 hour and 45 minutes after descending in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States and Canada.
Government agencies, navies, and even private companies from both countries have been involved in rescue operations throughout the night, but no trace has yet been found.
As of the afternoon of the 20th, rescue authorities are fighting against time as it is known that the amount of oxygen remaining can last up to about 4 days.
British billionaire businessman and explorer Hamish Harding was also on board at the time of the disappearance.
“The Coast Guard is currently concentrating as much as possible on the (missing) area,” said Major General John Morger of the US Coast Guard at a press conference.
Military aircraft, submarines and sonar buoys were also mobilized for the search.
The wreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, lies resting about 700 kilometers south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, but a search operation is underway in Boston, Massachusetts.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a research vessel, the Polar Prince, conducted a sea level search on the evening of the 19th. The ship is a field transport ship that transports submersibles to the site where the wreckage of the Titanic rests, and the missing submersible this time is also led by the Polar Prince.
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Last year, the BBC filmed together with Stockton Rush, CEO of ‘Oceangate Expenditure’, inside a submersible.
Meanwhile, the missing submersible seems to be the submersible ‘Titan’ of the American undersea exploration company ‘Oceangate Expedition’.
Reporter David Fogg of the US CBS boarded the submersible to cover the wreckage of the Titanic last year.
Fogg told the BBC that if the field transport is directly above the sub, it is possible to send and receive short text messages between the transport and the sub. However, it is explained that GPS and wireless communication are useless underwater, so other methods of contact are impossible.
Reporter Fogg also added that since the submarine is sealed from the outside, it is impossible for passengers to escape on their own from the inside.
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An image of the submersible ‘Titan’ of the US undersea exploration company ‘Oceangate Expedition’
Director Mauger pointed out that the search operation was not easy because the disappearance site was “so remote”. In addition, light cannot penetrate far underwater, so when you go down to the surface, you cannot see properly.
According to Oceangate Expedition’s website, only Titan out of three submersibles owned by the company can dive deep enough to reach the Titanic wreckage.
According to its website, the Titan weighs about 10,432 kg and can be submerged up to 4,000 m.
A total of 8 days of tours to approach and dive into the wreckage of the Titanic at 3800m under the sea, and cost 250,000 dollars per person (approximately 340 million won).
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It is a journey to visit the wreck of the Titanic from St. John, Newfoundland.
Chairman Harding, a passenger, said on social media last weekend that he was “so proud” that he was going on a tour to see the wreckage of the Titanic. He added, “Because of the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this expedition will be the first and only manned expedition to the Titanic this year.”
Afterwards, Chairman Harding said, “The weather conditions have just improved and an opportunity has arisen. I will try diving again tomorrow.”
On the other hand, the ‘Oceangate Expedition’ explained that “communication with the submersible did not work properly” and “we are focusing as much as possible on the passengers and their families.”
“In order to resume contact with the (missing) submersible, various government agencies and companies related to deep sea exploration are helping,” added “Oceangate Expedition,” adding, “Thank you very much.”
Previously, ‘Oceangate Expedition’ had advertised a trip to the Titanic wreckage boarding a carbon fiber submersible as “an opportunity to escape from everyday life and discover something truly special.”
The travel product departs from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and it is said that it takes about 8 hours each time to descend to the Titanic and come back up again.
In addition, according to the website, one expedition is underway, with two scheduled for June 2024.
Meanwhile, the Titanic, one of the largest ships at the time, left its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York in 1912. Then she hit an iceberg and wrecked, killing around 1500 of her 2200 passengers and crew.
Since then, extensive exploration has been conducted since 1985, when the wreckage was found sleeping on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
The wreckage is divided into two parts, the bow and the stern, and each part is about 0.8 km away from each other. And numerous fragments are scattered around it.
Last month, a digital 3D scanned image of the life-size Titanic, the first to be produced using deep-sea mapping technology, was released. The scan revealed the exact dimensions of the wreck as well as some details, such as the serial numbers of the propellers.
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