Every passing minute puts the sub's crew at greater risk.
A rescue mission is underway after a submersible used to take tourists to see the underwater wreck of the Titanic went missing in the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard says there are five people on board, consisting of one crew member and four "mission specialists.
The Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince, which was supporting the Titan, reportedly lost contact with the vessel about an hour and 45 minutes after it submerged. The Polar Prince was to continue to do surface searches throughout the night and a Canadian Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft will resume their surface and subsurface search in the morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter. Two U.S. Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft also have conducted overflights.
The Coast Guard said Monday that there was one pilot and four "mission specialists" aboard. However, OceanGate's website suggests that the fifth person aboard may be a so-called "content expert" who guides the paying customers."We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible," it said in a statement.
"We all join in the fervent hope that the submersible is located as quickly as possible," he said in a statement. The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew. Since the wreckage’s discovery in 1985, it has been slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria. Some have predicted the ship could vanish in a matter of decades as holes yawn in the hull and sections disintegrate.
CBS journalist David Pogue, who went on the trip last year, noted his vessel got turned around looking for the Titanic.
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