Finding the missing submersible taking wealthy tourists to visit the site of the Titanic wreckage in deep waters off Canada will be a complicated challenge, marine engineering expert Alistair Greig said
were on board the submersible that went missing on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding the vessel could stay underwater for up to 96 hours, although it was unclear if it had resurfaced but was unable to communicate.
Those aboard the submersible, the highlight of a tourist expedition that costs $250,000 per person, included British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman. "We are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board," he said. "It is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area."The wreckage of the Titanic that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg lies at about 12,500 feet . The Titan submersible usually takes two hours to descend to the wreck.
Asked if he was optimistic that the tourists could be found alive, Mauger said crews were focused on finding the people onboard and the capabilities needed to continue the search.The U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter that a boat on the surface - the Polar Prince - lost contact with the submersible about one hour and 45 minutes after it began diving to the site of the Titanic wreckage on Sunday.The expeditions to the Titanic start in St.
Harding's stepson later wrote on Facebook that Harding had "gone missing on submarine" and asked for "thoughts and prayers." He then removed the post citing respect for the family's privacy.
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