US coastguard says search and rescue mission under way
The coastguard told CBS News that personnel were “currently undergoing a search and rescue operation”.
According to the company’s website, OceanGate had a planned eight-day, seven-night expedition to the wreck planned for June 12th-20th. A maximum of six visitors were scheduled to depart and return to St John’s, Newfoundland. “Become one of the few to see the Titanic with your own eyes,” the site says, adding: “Your dive will provide not only a thrilling and unique travel experience, but also help the scientific community learn more about the wreck and the deep ocean environment. Every dive also has a scientific objective and you can learn more about the research we support here.”
“We started the business and it was this idea of researchers and wealthy people,” OceanGate founder Stockton Rush said earlier this year. “Is there a way to match those people who wanted to have an adventure travel experience with researchers who need funding and a sub?”
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