Tourist submarine carrying five people to Titanic goes missing

The submarine `` Titan '', which was heading for a tour to see the sinking point of the luxury liner `` Titanic '' that sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, disappeared on June 19, 2023, so the US Coast Guard etc. I started searching. There are reportedly five people on board the Titan.

Mini-sub vanishes near Titanic wreck in Atlantic with people aboard - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/19/titanic-submersible-tourists-missing-atlantic-ocean/

Submarine on expedition to Titanic wreck missing with 5 aboard; 'search and rescue operation' underway - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-submarine-missing-rescue-mission-underway-newfoundland-canada/

According to the Coast Guard, the crew of the ship 'Polar Prince' that carried Titan to the dive site reported that contact was lost about 1 hour and 45 minutes after Titan's dive began.

In response to the report, a Coast Guard aircraft C-130 and a Canadian aircraft P-8 equipped with an underwater sonar function were introduced to search for the missing submarine. According to Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger, who held a press conference , the Polar Prince has a commander who steers the ship and four civilians on board. ``We make the most of every minute of our time to locate the vessel,'' Mauger said, with 70 to 96 hours of oxygen on board.

The @USCG is searching for a 21-foot submersible from the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince.

The 5 person crew submerged Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince lost contact with them approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into the vessel's dive.

— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 19, 2023

OceanGate Expeditions , which arranged the tour, will begin submarine tours to see the sunken Titanic in 2021. In an interview conducted in 2022, Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, said the highlight of the tour was 'the opportunity to study changes in the surroundings of a sunken ship, such as coral reef development, rotting of the ship's metal, and changes in ocean currents. provide it to people,” he said. In another interview , ``Customers also have Titanic enthusiasts who travel by submersible.The diving tour costs 250,000 dollars (about 35 million yen) per person, but some customers save for 30 years. Some are rich enough not to think about the cost,' he said.

According to research by the Washington Post and others, it is known that Mr. Hamish Harding, a British businessman, is on board this tour. Mr. Harding said the day before the accident, ``I can finally announce that I will participate as a member of the submarine heading to the Titanic. The submersible team has several legendary explorers, including PH Nargeolet, who has made more than 30 dives on the Titanic since the 1980s,' she shared on Instagram. Regarding this, it is reported that Action Aviation , where Mr. Harding is chairman, confirmed Mr. Harding's boarding.

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In addition, CBS reporter David Pogue, who has seen the Titanic on an OceanGate Expeditions submersible, said, ``The submersible I was on in 2022 was also missing for several hours.'' said on Twitter.

You may remember that the @OceanGateExped sub to the #Titanic got lost for a few hours LAST summer, too, when I was aboard…Here's the relevant part of that story. https://t.co/7FhcMs0oeH pic.twitter.com /ClaNg5nzj8

— David Pogue (@Pogue) June 19, 2023