OceanGate CEO admitted biggest fear was getting stuck on Titanic tourist sub
. The US Coast Guard said the small submarine began its journey underwater with five passengers Sunday morning, and the Canadian research vessel that it was working with lost contact with the crew about an hour and 45 minutes into the dive.that he was among the five traveling in the missing submarine.
Also onboard were Pakistani energy and tech mogul Shanzada Dawood and his son Sulaiman, 19; famed French diver and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush.. “In terms of the hours, we understood that was 96 hours of emergency capability from the operator. Coast Guard officials said they are currently focusing all their efforts on locating the sub first before deploying any vessel capable of reaching as far below as 12,500 feet where the Titanic wreck is located.
While the Coast Guard has no submarine capable of reaching those depths, officials are working around the clock to make sure such a vessel is ready if and when the Titan sub is located.Mauger, first district commander and leader of the search-and-rescue mission, said the US was coordinating with Canada on the operation.
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