Titanic tourist exploration submarine goes missing in the Atlantic Ocean
Global News
It is unclear how many people were on board the Titanic exploration submarine at the time it went missing.
A submarine used to bring tourists and experts to the site of the Titanic shipwreck has gone missing somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, reports the BBC.
The U.S. Coast Guard told CBS News Monday morning they had launched an operation to find the submersible.
Lt. Jordan Hart told CBS that personnel were “currently undergoing a search and rescue operation” when asked about the rescue efforts off the coast of Newfoundland.
It is unclear at this time how many people were on board the vessel at the time it went missing.
Small submersibles occasionally take paying tourists and experts to view the Titanic shipwreck, and OceanGate Expeditions, a private company that deploys submarines for deep sea exploration, recently posted on its website and social media feeds that one of its expeditions was “underway”.
It is not known at this point if OceanGate’s vessel is the subject of the search and rescue operation, or if it was involved in any way.
The Titanic came to rest about 3,800 metres below sea level, 600 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland.