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Descending in the North Atlantic, rescuers desperately searched for a sinking ship that was bound for the wreck of the Titanic but is now missing with five crew members on board and less than two days of oxygen remaining.
The US Coast Guard and the Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, were at the scene, about 900 nautical miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. France has sent a research ship equipped with an underwater robot that can reach a depth of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet), enough to reach the location of the sunken passenger ship.
“There is a whole court press effort to get the equipment on the scene as quickly as possible,” US Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said at a Boston news briefing on Tuesday.
OceanGate ExcursionsThe mission operator is leading the underwater search effort, the US Coast Guard said, because of his knowledge of the site. Aerial searches failed to find any signs of loss TitanIt is a 6.7-meter vehicle made of carbon fiber and titanium.
Titan was designed to supply up to 96 hours of oxygen in an emergency, according to the Coast Guard, which means the crew had about 35 hours of breathable air as of 6 p.m. New York time.
The US Transportation Command is sending three C-17 transport planes from Buffalo, New York, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, carrying commercial equipment deemed useful for research, according to a command spokesperson. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing is assisting the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard received a call Sunday from the submarine’s command ship, Polar Prince, saying it had lost contact with the vessel about 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according to Lt. Samantha Corcoran, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in Boston. . A C-130 with radar capability was dispatched to search the area on Sunday, and it was joined on Monday by a Canadian P-8 Poseidon, an aircraft designed for antisubmarine warfare.
OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that it is “exploring and marshalling all options for the safe return of the crew.”
Titan carries a pilot and four crew to a maximum depth of 4,000 meters and can monitor their health in real time. According to the OceanGate website, the system provides “an early warning detection for the pilot with sufficient time to abort the descent and return safely to the surface.”
Also missing is Hamish Harding, chairman of Action Aviation, according to Mark Butler, managing director of the Dubai-based aircraft brokerage firm. In a tweet on Sunday, the company said, “The branch has launched successfully and Hamish is currently diving.”
Two other members of the crew, Shahzada Dawood Vice President of Engro Corp and his son Sulaiman, are from one of Pakistan’s prominent business families. A statement from Daoud’s family said there was little information available about what happened.
Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate, and French pilot Paul-Henri Nargolet are also on board.
Harding posted on social media two days ago that the region is experiencing its worst weather in 40 years.
He wrote, “I just opened the weather window and we’re going to try diving tomorrow.” “This mission will likely be the first and only manned return to Titanic in 2023.”
Guests pay $250,000, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the rescue.
OceanGate says it offers 10-day expeditions to the Titanic site, offering “eligible explorers” a chance to join in as mission specialists, surveying the wreck and documenting the condition of the sunken ship, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit the wreck site. The fee includes their training and the participation of the scientific team that explores the ship, which sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg.
OceanGate of Everett, Washington, has carried out expeditions to explore the wreck in 2021 and 2022, according to its website. A photo of a submarine and Titanic’s dive operations was posted to its Twitter account on June 1.
The US Coast Guard and the Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, were at the scene, about 900 nautical miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. France has sent a research ship equipped with an underwater robot that can reach a depth of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet), enough to reach the location of the sunken passenger ship.
“There is a whole court press effort to get the equipment on the scene as quickly as possible,” US Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said at a Boston news briefing on Tuesday.
OceanGate ExcursionsThe mission operator is leading the underwater search effort, the US Coast Guard said, because of his knowledge of the site. Aerial searches failed to find any signs of loss TitanIt is a 6.7-meter vehicle made of carbon fiber and titanium.
Titan was designed to supply up to 96 hours of oxygen in an emergency, according to the Coast Guard, which means the crew had about 35 hours of breathable air as of 6 p.m. New York time.
The US Transportation Command is sending three C-17 transport planes from Buffalo, New York, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, carrying commercial equipment deemed useful for research, according to a command spokesperson. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing is assisting the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard received a call Sunday from the submarine’s command ship, Polar Prince, saying it had lost contact with the vessel about 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according to Lt. Samantha Corcoran, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in Boston. . A C-130 with radar capability was dispatched to search the area on Sunday, and it was joined on Monday by a Canadian P-8 Poseidon, an aircraft designed for antisubmarine warfare.
OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that it is “exploring and marshalling all options for the safe return of the crew.”
Titan carries a pilot and four crew to a maximum depth of 4,000 meters and can monitor their health in real time. According to the OceanGate website, the system provides “an early warning detection for the pilot with sufficient time to abort the descent and return safely to the surface.”
Also missing is Hamish Harding, chairman of Action Aviation, according to Mark Butler, managing director of the Dubai-based aircraft brokerage firm. In a tweet on Sunday, the company said, “The branch has launched successfully and Hamish is currently diving.”
Two other members of the crew, Shahzada Dawood Vice President of Engro Corp and his son Sulaiman, are from one of Pakistan’s prominent business families. A statement from Daoud’s family said there was little information available about what happened.
Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate, and French pilot Paul-Henri Nargolet are also on board.
Harding posted on social media two days ago that the region is experiencing its worst weather in 40 years.
He wrote, “I just opened the weather window and we’re going to try diving tomorrow.” “This mission will likely be the first and only manned return to Titanic in 2023.”
Guests pay $250,000, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the rescue.
OceanGate says it offers 10-day expeditions to the Titanic site, offering “eligible explorers” a chance to join in as mission specialists, surveying the wreck and documenting the condition of the sunken ship, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit the wreck site. The fee includes their training and the participation of the scientific team that explores the ship, which sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg.
OceanGate of Everett, Washington, has carried out expeditions to explore the wreck in 2021 and 2022, according to its website. A photo of a submarine and Titanic’s dive operations was posted to its Twitter account on June 1.
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