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☆ Ship That Launched Ill-Fated Titan Submersible Returns to Newfoundland
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ian Austen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Escorted to a Canadian Coast Guard base, the ship that launched the ill-fated Titan submersible returned from international waters to its home port, St. John’s, Newfoundland, on Saturday morning, where investigators boarded it looking for answers. For hours, a procession of about a dozen people — including investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — boarded or exited the ship, the Polar Prince, which docked at the Atlantic headquarters of the coast guard. Pulling large plastic equipment cases, the transportation safety investigators were expected to look for clues that might explain what went wrong aboard the Titan, a submersible that took wealthy passengers from around the world on $250,000 tours of the Titanic wreck site, 12,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. On Thursday, a search-and-rescue effort by international teams came to an end, after debris was discovered on the ocean floor, about 1,600 feet from the Titanic wreck, and U.S. Coast Guard officials announced that the missing vessel had most likely imploded, killing the five people on board.

Organizations: Canadian Coast Guard, Titan, Transportation, Board of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, U.S . Coast Guard Locations: St, John’s, Newfoundland, U.S

☆ Timeline of the Titanic sub implosion and search
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

These were the unsettling days since the Titanic submersible’s demise:Sunday, June 18: ‘Discover something truly extraordinary’This image shows the start of the RMS Titanic Expedition Mission 5 on June 18, 2023. Monday, June 19: A race against timeUS Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, commander of the First Coast Guard District, speaks to the media, Monday, June 19, 2023, in Boston. US and Canadian coast guard crews scoured the ocean’s surface and used sonar to listen for sounds far below the water. Wednesday, June 21: A ‘search-and-rescue mission, 100%’Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area, according to the US Coast Guard. It was unclear whether the noises heard Tuesday night and Wednesday morning were from the missing submersible, according to Frederick.

Persons: Hamish Harding, ”, Harding, “, John Mauger, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Steven Senne, Mauger, Rory Golden, Crews, Jamie Frederick, ” Mathieu Johann, Nargeolet, Frederick, ” Frederick, David Marquet, Stockton, ” OceanGate, ” Mauger, Paul Hankins, Jordan Pettitt, Aileen Maria Marty, Tom Dettweiler Organizations: CNN, Titanic Expedition, US Coast Guard, Atlantic, Stockton Rush, Getty, Daylight, Maritime Horizon Services, US, Guard, First Coast Guard District, Facebook, OceanGate Expeditions, Sonar, Twitter, Canadian Armed Forces, New York Air National Guard, Salvage Operations, Ocean Engineering, US Navy, Navy, Naval, Florida International University, “ Locations: British, Newfoundland, St, John’s, Canada, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, Eastern, Boston, Canadian, Cape Cod, Connecticut, France, St John's

☆ A 'deadheading' pilot stepped in to land a plane after the first officer became 'incapacitated'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Transportation Safety Board told Reuters an off-duty "deadheading" pilot landed the plane. An off-duty pilot stepped in to land an Air Canada flight after the first officer became "incapacitated," officials said. Emergency services were on hand when the plane landed as a precaution. The Transportation Safety Board representative told CTV the incident was treated as a "class 5 occurrence," which are minor incidents per its website. The Transportation Safety Board and Air Canada didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: John's, Air Canada didn't Organizations: Air, Transportation Safety Board, Reuters, Morning, CTV, Transportation Safety, Birmingham, Air Canada Locations: Air Canada, Toronto, St, John's, Labrador, Newfoundland

☆ Titan submersible: What's next in the search for the imploded submersible?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The discovery led the US Coast Guard to announce the ship likely imploded, killing all five passengers aboard. The Odysseus 6 discovered debris from the Titan submersible about 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the Titanic on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. All five are presumed dead after the “catastrophic implosion” of the submersible, according to the US Coast Guard. On Friday, Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said, “I don’t have an answer for prospects at this time” when asked about recovering remains. A Coast Guard official said Thursday that authorities are discussing how an investigation would unfold since the implosion took place in international waters.

Persons: Paul Hankins, ”, Tom Maddox, “, John’s, Shahzada, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, John Mauger, ” Aileen Marty, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, ” OceanGate, Mauger, Rush, What’s, OceanGate’s, David Lochridge, William Kohnen, OceanGate, classing, ” Rush, David Pogue, don’t, Don’t Organizations: CNN, Titan, US Coast Guard, Research Services, Coast Guard, Forensic Investigators, Deep Energy, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, Florida International University, Maritime Horizon Services, Maritime Horizon, Navy, ”, Authorities, Canada, Transportation, Board of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, TSB, Canadian, Twitter, National Transportation Safety, Marine Technology, American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd’s, Rush Locations: Canada, St, British, French, Newfoundland, John’s, Labrador

☆ Total solar eclipse: What to expect during the 2024 event
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat in 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The last total solar eclipse visible from the US occurred on August 21, 2017. During a total solar eclipse, the sky will darken as it would at dawn or dusk, and there are several stages of the eclipse that sky-gazers anticipate. The total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Mexico, Canada and more than 10 US states, while the partial solar eclipse is expected to appear in 49 states — weather permitting. A map shows the path of the annular solar eclipse in October in yellow circles and the 2024 total solar eclipse in blue circles.

Persons: Aubrey Gemignani, NASA That’s, It’s, Prince Edward Island, Ross, Bill Ingalls, you’re, ”, Kelly Korreck, “, Carla Thomas, Joel Kowsky Organizations: CNN, NASA, Astronauts, Space Station, NASA Armstrong, Research, Gulfstream, Amateur, Telescope Locations: North America, Mexico, United States, Canada, Madras , Oregon, Ocean, Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Missouri , Illinois , Kentucky , Indiana , Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York , Vermont , New Hampshire, Maine, Ontario, Quebec , New Brunswick, Prince, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Central, South America, Oregon, Texas, Gulf, Oregon , Nevada , Utah, New Mexico, California , Idaho , Colorado, Arizona, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Natal, Brazil, Ross Lake, Northern, Washington

☆ What is a catastrophic implosion? What to know about the Titan submersible disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the Titanic shipwreck ended in tragedy, with all five passengers on the missing submersible killed in a catastrophic implosion. An underwater implosion refers to the sudden inward collapse of the vessel, which would have been under immense pressure at the depths it was diving toward. It’s unclear where or how deep the Titan was when the implosion occurred, but the Titanic wreck sits nearly 13,000 feet (almost 4,000 meters) below sea level. The submersible was about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the roughly 2 hour descent when it lost contact. But the submersible had only been equipped with 96 hours of oxygen, setting Thursday as a key target to locate and retrieve the submersible.

Persons: Rick Murcar, Aileen Maria Marty, “, ” What’s, ”, Tom Maddox, It’s, OceanGate, Stockton, ” Rush, Rush, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri “, Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Dawood Hercules, Hussain Dawood, Kulsum Dawood Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Titan, National Association of Cave, Naval, Florida International University, US Coast Guard, Forensic Investigators, Maritime Horizon Services, Maritime, Navy, OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, Princeton, United Arab Emirates, Action Aviation, Titanic Inc, French Navy, Dawood Hercules Corp Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, British, French

☆ OceanGate co-founder defends safety record, says Titan development 'led to successful science expeditions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The co-founder of OceanGate on Friday defended the company's commitment to safety. Guillermo Söhnlein said the Titan submersible was put through a "very robust" development program. Development of the Titan "certainly led to successful science expeditions to the Titanic," he said. "I think one of the issues that keeps coming up is everyone keeps equating certification with safety and is ignoring the 14 years of development of the Titan sub," Söhnlein told the BBC. The development program was indeed "very robust," Söhnlein said, "and certainly led to successful science expeditions to the Titanic."

Persons: OceanGate, Guillermo Söhnlein, —, Söhnlein, James Cameron, Cameron, William Kohnen, It's, Kohnen Organizations: Titan, Service, Stockton Rush, BBC, Marine Technology Society, Marine Technology Locations: Newfoundland

☆ Off-duty pilot helps land Air Canada plane after medical emergency - TSB
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, June 23 (Reuters) - One of the pilots flying an Air Canada jet airliner became incapacitated during a domestic flight but the plane landed safely after an off-duty pilot stepped in to help, authorities said on Friday. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said the incident occurred on June 7 during a 2,115 km (1,300 mile) flight to St John's in the Atlantic province of Newfoundland from Toronto. A deadheading captain assumed the crew member's duties and landed the aircraft without further incident," the TSB said in an emailed statement. A deadheading pilot is one who is flying commercially on their way to a new assignment. According to Air Canada's website, the carrier generally operates the flight with an Airbus A-220 twin-engine airliner, which can carry around 140 passengers.

Persons: John's, David Ljunggren, Grant McCool Organizations: OTTAWA, Air Canada, Transportation Safety Board, TSB, Air Canada's, Airbus, Thomson Locations: Atlantic, Newfoundland, Toronto

He told reporters on Thursday the debris was consistent with "a catastrophic implosion of the vehicle." British Titanic explorer Dik Barton paid tribute to the work of his friend Nargeolet but noted issues raised with the design and maintenance of the craft. "Everyone's wise after the event, but as we're hearing before, unfortunately there were many red flags flying here," he said. He said sonar buoys used in the water for more than three days had not detected an implosion. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its first voyage, killing more than 1,500 people aboard.

Persons: moviemaker Cameron, John Mauger, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, OceanGate, Dawood, Shahzada, Suleman Dawood, Dik Barton, Nargeolet, OceanGate's, Guard's Mauger, Moviemaker James Cameron, we've, Cameron, Stefan Williams, Michael Guillen, Joseph Ax, Steve Gorman, Charlotte Greefield, Edmund Blair, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Titan, U.S . Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, British Asian Trust, University of Strathclyde, U.S . Navy, Navy, Wall Street, British, Reuters, University of Sydney, Thomson Locations: North Atlantic, North, U.S, Scotland, British, Greece, Canada, France, Britain, submersibles, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, Newfoundland

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. Moreover, they say the tragedy of the Titan submersible that imploded during its expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic was an outlier, given that the maker of the vessel opted against certifying the vessel, defying industry convention. Industry experts say they were the first known fatalities in more than 60 years of civilian deep-sea submergence. While acknowledging the loss of life aboard the Titan, Ketter said "the facts are the facts" when it came to the experimental path OceanGate chose to take. "It's not that the regulations would be irrelevant, but they probably wouldn't be the biggest forcing function on the industry," Manley said.

Persons: James Cameron, Oscar, Cameron, OceanGate, Will Kohnen, Kohnen, Rush, John Mauger, Ofer Ketter, Ketter, Justin Manley, Manley, Brad Brooks, Daniel Trotta, Stephen Coates Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, REUTERS, Titan, OceanGate Inc, Everett, Triton, Vehicle, American Bureau of Shipping, Marine Technology, Stockton Rush, . Coast Guard, Marine Technology Society, Thomson Locations: Newfoundland, Everett , Washington, Costa Rica

Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate with Stockton Rush in 2009, left the company in 2013, retaining a minority stake. Rush was piloting the Titan submersible on the trip that began on Sunday. He was very keenly aware of the risks of operating in the deep ocean environment, and he was very committed to safety," Söhnlein told Reuters. Questions about Titan's safety were raised in 2018 during a symposium of submersible industry experts and in a lawsuit by OceanGate's former head of marine operations, which was settled later that year. The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.

Persons: Guillermo Söhnlein, Rush, Stockton, I'd, Söhnlein, OceanGate's, OceanGate, let's, David Latona, Aislinn Laing, Edmund Blair Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, Reuters, REUTERS, American Bureau of Shipping, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Barcelona, Newfoundland

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. Industry experts say they were the first known fatalities in more than 60 years of civilian deep-sea submergence. But even as industry leaders braced for increased scrutiny, they said it was difficult to forecast what sort of changes may come. While acknowledging the loss of life aboard the Titan, Ketter said "the facts are the facts" when it came to the experimental path OceanGate chose to take. "It's not that the regulations would be irrelevant, but they probably wouldn't be the biggest forcing function on the industry," Manley said.

The minivan-sized submersible Titan, operated by U.S.-based OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent at 8 a.m. (1200 GMT) on Sunday. The Titan set off with 96 hours of air, according to the company, meaning its oxygen tanks would likely be depleted some time on Thursday morning. "When you're in the middle of a search-and-rescue case, you always have hope," Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick said at a press conference on Wednesday. Titanic expert Tim Maltin said it would be "almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue" on the seabed. The robot could also help hook the sub to a surface ship capable of lifting it, the operator said.

Persons: Jamie Frederick, Frederick, Atalante, Victor, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Sean Leet, Leet, Tim Maltin, OceanGate's, Steve Gorman, Joseph Ax, Tim McLaughlin, Rami Ayyub, Tyler Clifford, Louise Dalmasso, Daniel Trotta, Brad Brooks, Ariba Shahid, Paul Thomasch, Nick Zieminski, Sandra Maler, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Co, U.S, Expeditions, Atlantic, U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Guard, U.S . Navy, Stockton Rush, Horizon Maritime Services, Thomson Locations: Canada, France, U.S, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, Newfoundland, French

☆ What is OceanGate? Meet the company that made a business out of risky deep-sea tours of the Titanic shipwreck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The company has attracted renewed scrutiny since its submersible vessel, Titan, went missing Sunday. In 2018, OceanGate faced a lawsuit from former employee David Lochridge, who said he warned about quality and safety issues related to the Titan vessel. The Titanic shipwreck expeditionsOceanGate has been conducting expeditions of the Titanic ship wreckage since 2021, according to the company's website. When reached for comment, a spokesperson for OceanGate told Insider the company was "unable to provide any additional information at this time." What is the OceanGate Titan?

Persons: OceanGate, Rush, David Pogue, David Lochridge, Pogue, Peter Girguis, Mike Reiss, Reiss Organizations: Stockton Rush, Rush, Morning, OceanGate Expeditions, Titanic, Smithsonian Magazine, Princeton University, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, University of California, The Seattle Times, Smithsonian, CBS, Titan, US Navy, BBC Locations: Everett , Washington, Pitchbook, St, John's, Newfoundland, OceanGate, Harvard

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday that several vessels were on their way to assist in the search for the submersible, including its ship the Sycamore and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel, John Cabot. Polar Prince, Deep Energy – a pipe-laying vessel flagged in the Bahamas, and three other Canadian vessels. North Atlantic Ocean Atalante at 11:03 p.m. 200 miles Sources: United States Coast Guard, MarineTraffic, GEBCO Note: All times are in Eastern. The Polar Prince deployed the Titan on Sunday and has been searching the area since losing contact with it less than two hours later. Deep Energy arrived at the scene earlier on Tuesday and launched a remotely operated vehicle, or R.O.V., to aid in the search, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Persons: John Cabot, CANADA Ann Harvey, Terry Fox, CANADA Newfoundland Ann Harvey Organizations: Atlantic, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, Energy, CANADA, CANADA Newfoundland, United States Coast Guard, Canadian Locations: Connecticut, U.S, Polar, Bahamas, Sycamore, Newfoundland, Glace, Eastern

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERSJune 21 (Reuters) - Around the world, the story of the missing Titanic submersible and its rescue operation's race against time has been riveting onlookers. Erin Geary, a 27-year-old research assistant in Atlanta, Georgia, described feeling sad, anxious and mystified as she watched the rescue operation for the Titan submersible unfold. Geary grew up as a fan of the 1997 movie the "Titanic" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which cemented the ill-fated ship's tale in modern popular imagination. "Some people think the Titanic is kind of cursed, so why would you purposely put yourself in that situation?"

Persons: Erin Geary, Geary, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Jenna Roat, Gabriella Borter, Tim McLaughlin, Sandra Maler Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, REUTERS, Google, Stockton Rush, OceanGate, Coast Guard, Thomson Locations: Newfoundland, Atlanta , Georgia, Chile, Pakistani, French, Greece, Boston

☆ Titanic sub timeline: when did it go missing and key events in search
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But it starts its descent later, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. ET) - The submersible is scheduled to return to the surface, the U.S. Coast Guard says. The U.S. Coast Guard - which announces this on Wednesday - does not give a precise timing. WEDNESDAYDURING THE DAY - U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions establish a unified command to handle the search. ET) - U.S. Coast Guard announces Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises.

Persons: Hamish Harding, Harding, John Mauger, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Stone, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Edmund Blair, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, Expedition, Facebook, U.S . Coast Guard, Titan, Atlantic, Communications, Coast Guard, Canadian Research Vessel, MONDAY U.S, Lockheed, Orion, CNN, Stone, . Coast Guard, U.S . Navy, Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian, U.S, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: St, John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Instagram, U.S, Cape Cod, France, U.S . Coast

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. Robotic undersea search operations were diverted to the area where the sounds seemed to originate, but there was still no tangible sign of the missing vessel, the Coast Guard said on Twitter. ROBOTIC SEARCH REDIRECTEDThe search effort included Lockheed P-3 Orion turboprop airplanes designed with sub-surface surveillance gear to detect submarines, Frederick said. The Coast Guard did not detail the nature or extent of the sounds. Titanic expert Tim Matlin said it would be "almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue" on the seabed.

Persons: Jamie Frederick, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Frederick said, Canada's, Stone, Alistair Greig, Tim Matlin, Steve Gorman, Joseph Ax, Brendan O'Brien, Natalie Thomas, Aiden Nulty, Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer, Steve Holland, Daniel Trotta, Brad Brooks, Ariba Shahid, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian, Coast Guard, Twitter, U.S, Expeditions, British, Reuters, U.S . Navy, Atlantic, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Lockheed, Orion, CNN, Stone, University College London, Thomson Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, France, U.S, Connecticut, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, French

☆ Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Search and rescue operations continue by US Coast Guard in Boston after a tourist submarine bound for the Titanic's wreckage site went missing off the southeastern coast of Canada. A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. The Coast Guard wrote on Twitter that a Canadian P-3 Orion had "detected underwater noises in the search area." "The data from the P-3 aircraft has been shared with our U.S. Navy experts for further analysis which will be considered in future search plans," the Coast Guard said. However, no official has publicly suggested that's the case and noises underwater can come from a variety of sources.

Persons: OceanGate, Stone, Richard Garriott de Cayeux Organizations: US Coast Guard, U.S . Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, Coast Guard, Twitter, Orion, Searchers, U.S . Navy, Guard, U.S . Department of Homeland, The Explorers, Titanic, U.S ., White House, U.S, U.S . Air Mobility Command Locations: Boston, Canada, British, Canadian, Buffalo , New York, St, John's, Newfoundland

A submersible, such as the missing Titan vessel, is a type of watercraft — but it has some key differences from the better-known submarine. Unlike submarines, a submersible needs a mother ship to launch it. The Titan's support ship was the Polar Prince, a former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking ship, according to the ship's co-owner Horizon Maritime. A submarine can also stay underwater much longer, while submersibles have much fewer power reserves, according to OceanGate, the company operating the Titan expedition, in a webpage seen by CNN that is no longer available. The Titan has 96 hours of life support, and its dives down to the Titanic wreckage usually last 10 to 11 hours, according to the site — compared to submarines that can stay underwater for months.

Organizations: Canadian Coast Guard, Horizon, CNN, Coast Guard

☆ Magellan, the company that mapped the Titanic wreck, is trying to scramble its deep-sea scanning equipment to help locate the lost sub
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Magellan, which helped develop visuals of the Titanic, said it's trying to help find the lost sub. "We are ready to support, and we are fully mobilised to help," Magellan said on its site. OceanGate runs the Titan submersible to take trips to the Titanic's wreck in the Atlantic Ocean. The equipment it is trying to bring in are those that helped produce the Titanic wreck images, the Magellan's David Thompson said to CNN. "We are ready to support, and we are fully mobilised to help," Magellan said on its site.

Persons: it's, Magellan, OceanGate, James Cameron's, David Thompson Organizations: US Coast Guard, Atlantic Productions, The Coast Guard, CNN, Magellan Locations: John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Cape Cod , Massachusetts

☆ Submersible touring Titanic wreckage: A challenging search in remote waters intensifies for the vessel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A multi-agency search is intensifying for a submersible that went missing with five people on board while touring the wreckage of the Titanic, as crews comb through choppy, remote waters in low visibility. “It is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area,” Mauger said during a news briefing. However, British businessman Hamish Harding is one of the people on the submersible, according to a social media post by the company he owns, Action Aviation. What we know about the vessel and expeditionAn undated photo of the OceanGate Titan vessel. The Coast Guard’s current focus is on locating the vessel, Mauger said.

Persons: John Mauger, ” Mauger, ” Crews, Mauger, “, Hamish Harding, Harding, ” Harding, Larry Daley, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Sulaiman Dawood, Dawood, weren’t, ”, Mi’sel Joe, ” Rory Golden, ” Golden, Golden, Bobbie Scholley, ” Scholley, Scholley Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force, US Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces, OceanGate Expeditions, Horizon Maritime, Action Aviation, CTV, CBC News, Expeditions, “, Maritime Horizon Services, Facebook, US Navy Locations: Cape Cod, British, St, Pakistan, John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, ”

☆ Who is on the missing Titanic sub?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Courtesy of Jannicke Mikkelsen/via REUTERS/File PhotoJune 20 (Reuters) - A five-person submersible vessel taking wealthy adventurers on a $250,000 trip to see the wreckage of the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet (3,800m) undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada. The British billionaire and chairman of aviation consultancy Action Aviation is among those missing, according to his stepson. The 77-year-old French explorer, whom media say is one of the five on board, is director of underwater research at a company that owns the rights to the Titanic wreck. The founder and CEO of the vessel's U.S.-based operating company OceanGate is also on the submersible, according to media reports. "It is an amazingly beautiful wreck," Rush told Britain's Sky news of the Titanic earlier this year.

Persons: Hamish Harding, Jannicke Mikkelsen, HAMISH HARDING, Harding, Buzz Aldrin, Aldrin, SHAHZADA DAWOOD, SULEMAN, Shahzada, PAUL, HENRI NARGEOLET, Rush, Britain's, OceanGate, Ariba Shahid, Kate Holton, Dominique Vidalon, Yousef Saba, Andrew Cawthorne, Christina Fincher, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Titanic, WHO, Action Aviation, Engro Corporation, SETI, French Navy, France Bleu, STOCKTON RUSH, Britain's Sky, Reuters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Atlantic, Canada, British, Dubai, Newfoundland, fertilisers, California, Britain, U.S, Everett, Washington State, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Karachi, London, Paris

Those aboard the submersible called Titan, 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. The wreckage of the Titanic that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg lies at about 12,500 feet (3,810 metres). OceanGate Expeditions, the private company that operates the submersible, said it was "mobilizing all options" to rescue those aboard the Titan. Reuters GraphicsBILLIONAIRE ABOARDThe expeditions to the Titanic start in St. John's, Newfoundland, before heading out about 400 miles (640 km) into the Atlantic to the wreckage site, OceanGate's website says. Harding's stepson later wrote on Facebook that Harding had "gone missing on submarine" and asked for "thoughts and prayers".

Persons: Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, John Mauger, Harding, Dawood, Joseph Ax, Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil, Edmund Blair, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Discovery, U.S . Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, Expeditions, Twitter, Reuters Graphics, Action Aviation, Facebook, Engro Corporation, SETI, Thomson Locations: Nova Scotia, Canada, U.S, ., Cape Cod, St, John's, Newfoundland, UAE, California, Britain, Washington, Shahid, Karachi

☆ The Titanic is slowly but surely disappearing — here's what the wreck looks like now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after it hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage from England to New York. Since then, dozens of manned and unmanned submersibles have visited and photographed the Titanic's disintegrating body on the sea floor — and some have gone missing en route. The ship had been on its maiden voyage to New York City, but hit an iceberg about 400 miles from Newfoundland. Since then, dozens of manned and unmanned submersibles have visited the Titanic's underwater remains. In fact, scientists think the entire shipwreck could vanish by 2030 due to bacteria that's eating away at the metal.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, US Navy, Triton Submarines Locations: England, New York, New York City, Newfoundland .

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