A five-person submersible vessel taking tourists on a US$250,000 trip to see the wreckage of the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet (3,800 metres) undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada. Here's what we know about who is on board.
A five-person submersible vessel taking tourists on a US$250,000 trip to see the wreckage of the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada.. The British billionaire and chairman of aviation company Action Aviation is among those missing, according to his stepson.
Harding was also on board the 2019 "One More Orbit" flight mission that set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth by aircraft over both geographic poles.. Their family have confirmed they are on board. Shahzada is vice chairman of one of Pakistan's largest conglomerates, Engro Corporation, with investments in fertilizers, vehicle manufacturing, energy and digital technologies.
"OceanGate has successfully completed over 14 expeditions and over 200 dives in the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico," its website says. "Following every mission, the team evaluates and updates the procedures as part as a continued commitment to evolve and ensure operational safety."Although popularly called a submarine, in marine terminology the "Titan" vessel carrying the five is a submersible.
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