Submarine bound for Titanic goes missing
Posted: Jun 19, 2023 10:06 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoA small submersible bringing tourists to the Titanic has gone missing 370 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland while diving to the legendary wreckage.
"Our entire focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families," a statement from OceanGate reads. "Your mind wanders to what could have happened, but we just don't know," Joe said. "We just pray that everyone is OK."It can take five passengers to The Titanic on the ocean floor, you can pilot it with a gaming controller...and it has a toilet. Climb aboard Titan, a unique submarine used to explore the world's most famous shipwreck.
Those tours are a series of five eight-day missions to the Titanic with the money raised by tourists going toward Titanic research. Posts on social media show the ship launched from the St. John's area last week.The company's CEO, Stockton Rush, could not be reached for comment Monday. Rush said the sea is typically calmer in May and June, which also influenced the decision to go earlier.
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