- A vessel carrying five tourists on a trip to see the Titanic shipwreck has gone missing.
- The vessel, known as Titan, is a submersible and requires a ship to launch it.
- The missing submersible is equipped with enough oxygen for five people for 96 hours.
Efforts are underway to locate a missing vessel that offers tours to see the Titanic shipwreck.
The vessel, named Titan, is owned by OceanGate Expeditions and is used to take passengers to explore the Titanic wreckage.
According to the OceanGate website, Titan can carry up to five people to a depth of 13,123 feet.
It’s important to note that Titan is a submersible, not a submarine. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains that a submarine can launch itself independently, while a submersible requires a support ship for launch and recovery.
Submersibles, like Titan, are delivered to the dive site by support ships, similar to how a boat drops off a scuba diver in the ocean for exploration.
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The exact location of Titan is currently unknown as it lost contact with its support ship, Polar Prince, as reported by CNN.
According to OceanGate, Titan started its dive after being escorted by Polar Prince to the Titanic wreckage site near Newfoundland, Canada. However, it lost contact with Polar Prince within two hours of the journey.
Titan’s life support systems have enough oxygen to sustain the five passengers for 96 hours, as stated on OceanGate’s website.
The US Coast Guard is conducting search-and-rescue operations to locate the submersible. Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard acknowledged the challenges due to the remote location of the site.
Rear Admiral John Mauger stated in The New York Times that conducting a search in such a remote area is challenging, but the US Coast Guard is using all available resources to locate the submersible and rescue the passengers.
OceanGate released a media brief on Monday, expressing their commitment to exploring all options to ensure the safe return of the crew and emphasizing their focus on the well-being of the crewmembers and their families.
As previously reported by Insider, tickets for OceanGate expeditions to the Titanic wreckage cost $250,000 each.
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