Titanic: France joins search for missing submarine
- June 20, 2023
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France will send a ship equipped autonomous submarine for great depths to help search and rescue a missing submarine that was carrying wealthy tourists to the Titanic wreck,
France will send a ship equipped autonomous submarine for great depths to help search and rescue a missing submarine that was carrying wealthy tourists to the Titanic wreck, the French government said Tuesday.
The ship called Atalante is operated by Ifremer Research Institute, who said the US Navy contacted him on Monday for help.
“It carries an autonomous robot Victor 6000, capable of diving to a depth of 6000 meters, beyond 3800 meters from the crash siteIfremer said, adding that the ship was supposed to arrive on site Wednesday afternoon local time.
Photo: FB Ocean Gate
It is also rushed crew members of another ship to the search operation.
A government source confirmed to Reuters that the French national, the French researcher Paul Henri Nargeole 77, was among those on board the missing ship.
Photo: FB Ocean Gate
Who was on board the submarine?
Authorities, companies and families identified on Tuesday five people who traveled aboard an OceanGate Expeditions submarine that went missing on Sunday while diving to approach the wreck of the Titanic off Canada’s Atlantic coast.
The family itself confirmed in a statement the presence of a Pakistani-born tycoon on board. shahzada davudresident in the United Kingdom and his son, Suleman. “We ask everyone to pray for their well-being while respecting the privacy of the family during this time,” the note, compiled by CNN, said.
A British businessman will also be on board. Hamish Harding, President of Action Aviation and French adventurer Paul Henri Nargoletwho appears before Harding in a recent Facebook post, according to the BBC.
The list is presumably supplemented by the CEO ocean gateStockton Rush.
Photo: FB Hamish Harding
The submersible disappeared 700 kilometers off the coast of Newfoundlandwhile having no idea of their whereabouts. It lost contact with the surface less than two hours after the start of the dive, and experts estimate that oxygen on board could last up to 96 hours in the best of scenarios that have arisen over the past few hours.
The operation is carried out from the surface, as well as from the air, while two S-130 helicopters from the United States.
The British television channel BBC was the first to report that the British researcher Hamish Harding, 58 years old, this is one of the people on the submarine.
On June 17, on his Facebook page, Harding announced that he had joined OceanGate Expeditions to take part in one of the Titanic’s missions.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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