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A Titanic Tourist Submarine Has Gone Missing
A Titanic Tourist Submarine Has Gone Missing And A Rescue Operation Is Underway
The US Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation Monday for a submarine that went missing during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, CNN partner CTV News reported.
The group conducting the trip, Oceangate Expeditions, said it is “exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely.”
“Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families. We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible,” the group said. “We are working toward the safe return of the crewmembers.”
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The submersible holds up to five people, the company says on its website. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were on board.
The US Coast Guard said on Twitter a C-130 crew is “searching for an overdue Canadian research submarine approximately 900 miles off Cape Cod.” The Rescue Coordination Center Halifax is also assisting in the search with a P8 Poseidon aircraft that has underwater detection capabilities, the Coast Guard said.
In an interview with Fox News, District 1 Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said the Coast Guard is “bringing all assets to bear” in search of the missing submersible. “So this is a comprehensive approach to try and locate this submersible, but it is a large area of water and it’s complicated by local weather conditions as well,” he said.
“We don’t have equipment on site yet that can do a comprehensive sonar survey of the bottom, but we’re working very closely with our partners both within the federal government and in the Canadian armed forces and with private resources that are there to provide that capability,” Mauger added.
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