{"id":5668,"date":"2023-06-20T05:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2023-06-20T05:18:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:18:03","slug":"titanic-tourist-submersible-goes-missing-with-search-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=5668","title":{"rendered":"Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A submersible craft used to take people to see the wreck of the Titanic has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean with its crew on board, sparking a major search and rescue operation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tour firm OceanGate, which runs $250,000-a-seat expeditions to the wreck, said it was exploring all options to get the crew back safely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It said government agencies and deep sea firms were helping the operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Titanic sank in 1912 and lies some 3,800m (12,500ft) beneath the waves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The missing craft is believed to be OceanGate’s Titan submersible, a truck-sized sub that holds five people and usually dives with a four-day supply of oxygen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is not known when contact with the craft was lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families,” OceanGate said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to re-establish contact with the submersible,” it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The company bills the eight-day trip on its carbon-fibre submersible as a “chance to step outside of everyday life and discover something truly extraordinary”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to its website, one expedition is ongoing and two more have been planned for June 2024.<\/p>\n

SOURCE BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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