OceanGate, a company that operated a submersible that imploded with five people on board, has suspended all operations and the U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the cause of the incident. No further information has been released by OceanGate, and it is unclear when operations will resume.
The U.S. Coast Guard has detected underwater noises in the area of the missing submersible craft that was exploring the Titanic wreckage, carrying five people including record-setting daredevil Hamish Harding. The Coast Guard has relocated its underwater operations and shared data from a Canadian P-3 aircraft with U.S. Navy experts in an effort to locate the source of the noises. The search for the missing submersible craft and its passengers is ongoing.
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.
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.
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.
