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The United States Coast Guard launched an extensive search operation on Monday with the help of Canada to find tourist submarine who disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean along

The United States Coast Guard launched an extensive search operation on Monday with the help of Canada to find tourist submarine who disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean along with five people on board to view the wreck of the Titanic, the famous ocean liner sank over a century ago.

A British researcher may have been among the missing, according to the BBC. Hamish Harding58 years old.

On your page facebookOn June 17, Harding announced that he had joined OceanGate Expeditions. take part in one of the missions on the Titanic.

In his post, he mentioned Adverse weather conditions which prevented the company from conducting other similar expeditions this year.

“Given that this was the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only crew of the Titanic in 2023, explained Harding, who indicated that conditions had improved and that they were now in a position to start the expedition.

Photo: FB Hamish Harding

Accompanying the entrance to facebookHarding shared a photograph of him signing a sign with the words “Expedition to the Titanic, Mission V”.as well as photographs of the submarine and one of the OceanGate ships.

For its part, the British Foreign Office assured that is in contact with the British family in connection with the missing submarine.

Harding is president of Action Aviation. June 4 last year traveled to space as part of the New Shepard mission private company Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, in which the Mexican engineer participated Katya Ehazarrtea.

It also turned out that another passenger of the submarine is French diver Paul-Henri Nargeole. The data was made public by local St. John diver Larry Daly, the publication quotes. CBC.

mexican actor Allan Estradawho went on the Titanic last year with the same company, explained in Twitter what is that submarine can only be opened from the outside company personnel waiting for the ship from the surface.

Photo: FB Ocean Gate

Rescue operations are concentrated in an area located approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) from Cape Cod in Massachusetts, where the submarine is expected to be found, US Coast Guard Commander John Mauger said at a press conference.

The submersible could be found both on the surface and underwater, depth up to 13,000 feet (about 4,000 meters).

“Searching in such a remote area is difficult, but we use all available resources find the submarine and rescue the people on board,” Moger explained.

The Coast Guard assured that the submarine has a reserve oxygen that will reach next thursday at 14:30 (12:30 in central Mexico)

The operator of these underwater trips, OceanGate Expeditions, reported the disappearance of the device with five people on board to authorities on Sunday. pilot and four passengers.

Photo: FB Ocean Gate

According to the company itself, there are enough provisions on the boat so that the crew can can survive inside for four days.

Teams from the USA and Canada are taking part in the rescue operation. using some of their most advanced aircraft.

In particular, they joined the operation USA Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft and a Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft from Canada capable of detecting underwater objects, the Coast Guard said.

The missing submarine named Titan belongs to Ocean Gate Expeditionswhich organizes expeditions with submarines in the deep sea.

On his web page the company offers trips for 8 days and 7 nights visit the remains of the Titanic, estimated price $250,000.

Photo: FB Ocean Gate

The remains of the Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, They are located at a depth of about 3800 meters. and at a distance of approximately 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

Titan being towed by the Polar Prince flew on Friday from San Juan de Newfoundland (Canada) to the wreck of the Titanic, This is reported by local Canadian media.

OceanGate Expeditions says in its statement thatHe is evaluating “all options” to get the crew back.: “All our attention is on the crew members of the submarine and their families.”

The company also expressed its thanks for the “extensive help” received governments and companies to re-establish contact with the submarine.

Expeditions the only company that has a submarine capable of reaching the bottom of the ocean see the wreckage of the Titanic up close. The submarine used by this company usually has a crew of five.

Photo: FB Hamish Harding

(According to information from EFE, Europe Press And Aristegui News)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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