At a private fundraising event in California, President Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator, and implied that Xi was caught off guard by the U.S. military shooting down a Chinese surveillance balloon in February. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had just visited China for a rare diplomatic trip, in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries. The meeting between Blinken and Xi was the first high-level diplomatic meeting between the two countries since President Biden took office, and the White House has said that the U.S. will continue to push for a more equitable relationship with China.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is holding a news briefing Tuesday to provide an update on the search for a submersible carrying five people, including British explorer Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, to the wreckage of the Titanic. The Canadian research vessel lost contact with the sub Sunday morning and the Coast Guard is continuing to search for it. The Explorers Club, the family of Shahzada Dawood, and the Coast Guard have all expressed their hope that the submersible is located quickly and the crew is safe.
OceanGate's submersible, the Titan, has gone missing on a trip to the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic. Search and rescue teams are combing the area for the vessel, which is equipped with features that allow it to rise from the depths of the sea without electricity. David Pogue, a CBS News correspondent who was aboard the Titan last year, noted that the submersible did not have a beacon similar to an aircraft’s emergency locator transmitter, but that it had previously gotten “lost on the sea floor for a few hours” and still had communication with its mother ship. The cause of the disappearance is still unknown.
A search and rescue mission is underway for a private submarine carrying five passengers, including British businessman Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his teenage son, Suleman. The families of the passengers have expressed their hope that the submarine is located as quickly as possible and the crew is safe, and the search and rescue mission is being conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The families of the passengers have asked for privacy during this difficult time and are grateful for the concern being shown by their colleagues and friends.
An expedition to the Titanic wreckage site in the North Atlantic went awry on Sunday when the submersible carrying five people, including at least three paying passengers, went missing. The Coast Guard is leading the search efforts in an area more than two miles below the ocean's surface, but the submersible has not yet been located. The two professional crew members on board were OceanGate's CEO and founder, Stockton Rush, and a French veteran of deep-sea exploration.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian research submersible that disappeared while exploring the wreck of the Titanic, with five people onboard including British billionaire Hamish Harding. The Coast Guard has deployed multiple vessels and aircraft to search for the submersible and is asking anyone with information to contact them.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has concluded his two-day visit to Beijing, China, describing it as an "important start" in stabilizing U.S. ties with China. During the visit, Blinken met with Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, to discuss the re-establishment of military-to-military communication between the two countries, though he noted that the effort is still a "work in progress." The visit was Blinken's first to China as Secretary of State and the two countries discussed a range of issues, including human rights, climate change, and economic ties.
U.S. Coast Guard Launches Search and Rescue Mission for Missing Submarine Exploring Titanic Wreckage
U.S. Coast Guard Launches Search and Rescue Mission for Missing Submarine Exploring Titanic Wreckage
The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston is conducting a search and rescue mission for a submarine that went missing in the North Atlantic while exploring the wreckage of the Titanic. OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owns the submarine, is exploring all options to bring the crew back safely. The Coast Guard is working to bring the crew back safely, though it is not clear how many people were on board or who was operating it.