Titan submersible implosion
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| Date | June 18, 2023 |
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| Location | North Atlantic, near the Wreck of the Titanic |
| Participants | OceanGate Expeditions |
| Outcome | Submersible missing, search and rescue operation underway |
On June 18, 2023, the Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, went missing in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. The submersible, designed to carry five people, was carrying an expedition of tourists to view the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.[1]
Background
The RMS Titanic was a British passenger ocean liner which sunk in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. In 1985, its wreckage was discovered around 400 nautical miles (460 mi; 740 km) off the coast of Newfoundland, in the semi-eponymous province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[2]
Incident
On June 17, the expedition to the Titanic departed from St John’s, Newfoundland aboard the research and expedition ship MV Polar Prince. On the morning of June 18, the expedition began dive operations and contact was lost about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the dive.[3] It was reported overdue at about 9:13 p.m. according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.[4]
The British entrepreneur and adventurer Hamish Harding is on board.[5]
Search and rescue operations
Crews from the Northeast Sector of the United States Coast Guard, based out of Boston, are currently launching search missions for the submersible and the five persons aboard it 900 miles off the shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[6][7] Rescue Coordination Center Halifax claimed that a P8 Poseidon aircraft is a part of the search. The P8 Poseidon has underwater detection capabilities.[3] The submersible has 70 to 96 hours of emergency oxygen for the crew.[1]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Gareth (2023-06-19). "Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Submersible used to take tourists to see Titanic wreck goes missing in Atlantic Ocean". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ a b "Boston Coast Guard crews searching for submarine missing on trip to explore Titanic wreckage". CBS Boston. Boston. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic". Associated Press. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Titanic tourist sub missing with search under way". BBC News. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ @USCGNortheast (2023-06-19). "A @USCG C-130 crew is searching for an overdue Canadian research submarine approximately 900 miles off #CapeCod" (Tweet). Boston. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Coast Guard to hold press briefing for missing submersible 900 miles east of Cape Cod". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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