The 6.5-meter craft, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent on Sunday but lost contact with the surface less than two hours later, according to authorities.
BOSTON - The US Coast Guard said late on Monday that its search for a missing submersible vessel near the Titanic wreck had been completed for the day, but that a national guard unit and the company operating the five-passenger underwater mission would continue scouring the surface overnight.
But with no reported sightings of the vessel or communication signals throughout the day, the US Coast Guard's Boston-based unit said in a tweet around 9:00 pm that its flights for the day "have been completed." One of the passengers on board has been identified as British businessman Hamish Harding, whose aviation business had posted on social media about his expedition.
OceanGate Expeditions' spokesperson told AFP late Monday that "for some time, we have been unable to establish communications with one of our submersible exploration vehicles which is currently visiting the wreck site of the Titanic." The wreckage is in two main pieces 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, some 13,000 feet underwater. It was found in 1985 and remains a source of fascination and a lure for nautical experts and underwater tourists.
"Another scenario is the pressure hull was compromised – a leak," he said in a statement. "Then the prognosis is not good.
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