The US Coast Guard searches for the submarine that took tourists to see the Titanic

The United States Coast Guard An extensive search operation began on Monday with the aim of locating a submarine that has disappeared while transporting a group of tourists to the bottom of the ocean to see the remains of the titanic.

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The US Coast Guard. has not officially provided information on the number of missing persons but, according to a spokesperson for the institution in Boston (Massachusetts), quoted by the British newspaper Guardianthere are five people on board the submarine.

Rescue efforts are focused on an area approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) from Massachusetts Cape Codwhere it is presumed that the submarine could be found, according to the Coast Guard on his Twitter account.

The remains of the titanicwhich sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, lie at a depth of around 3,800 meters and at a distance of approximately 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

Rescue teams participate in the rescue operation. USA and Canadawho are using some of their most advanced aircraft.

In particular, a Lockheed C-130 military transport plane has joined the operation. Hercules from the United States and a plane Boeing P-8 Poseidon of Canadacapable of detecting underwater objects, according to the Coast Guard.

The missing submarine belongs to the company Ocean Gate Expeditionswhich organizes deep-sea expeditions with submarines, the company itself confirmed in a statement.

On its website, the company offers trips of eight days and seven nights to visit the remains of the Titanic, with an approximate price of 250,000 dollars.

In his statement, Ocean Gate Expeditions has said that it is evaluating “Every options” available to bring back the crew. “All our attention is on the submarine crew members and their families”the company stated.

The company has also expressed appreciation for the “extensive assistance” received from governments and companies to re-establish contact with the submarine.

Ocean Gate Expeditions is the only company that has a submarine, called “Titan”, who is able to reach the bottom of the ocean to see the remains of the titanic close up. The submarine used by that company usually has a crew of five people.

According to the BBC, among the missing people could be the British explorer Hamish Harding.

On his Facebook page, Harding announced on June 17 that it had joined Ocean Gate Expeditions to participate in one of the missions to the titanic.

In his post, he mentioned the adverse weather conditions that had prevented the company from carrying out other similar expeditions this year.

“Since this has been the worst winter in Newfoundland In 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned to titanic in 2023″, explained Harding, who indicated that conditions had improved and that now they had the opportunity to start the expedition.

Accompanying his Facebook post, Harding shared a photo of himself signing a sign with the words “Titanic Expedition, Mission V”, as well as images of the submarine and one of the ships of Ocean Gate Expeditions.

Source: Elcomercio

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