Here is all that we need to know about the mishap
Those participating in the rescue missions are in a race against time to locate the said submersible tourist vessel that went missing on Sunday in the North Atlantic, during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck with five people on board. As per the records, the five people comprised one pilot and four ‘mission specialists’.
Reportedly, there is only enough oxygen on the submersible to last around 70 to 96 hours. The 21-foot vessel had four days of emergency capability.
Reports have it that crews with the US and Canadian coast guards are hunting the ocean’s surface around 900 m east of Cape Cod, and have been using sonar to listen for sounds far below the water, which is around 13,000 ft deep in the area.
Who were onboard?
The submersible, used to take people to see the wreckage of the Titanic, went missing with its crew on board in the Atlantic Ocean. It belonged to OceanGate Expeditions, a company that deploys manned submersibles for deep sea expeditions.
OceanGate announced on social media that its expedition to the shipwreck was underway, describing the 7-night trip as a “chance to step outside of everyday life and discover something truly extraordinary.”
Now, it has issued a statement confirming the missing submersible is theirs and that a rescue operation had been launched to find and recover it.
The wreckage of the Titanic ship was discovered in 1985, deep at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, which has been extensively explored ever since.