Here is what we know about the five people on board the submersible which went missing while on its way to the Titanic's wreckage.
Rescuers are racing against time to find the missing submersible carrying five people, who were reported overdue Sunday night .A five-person submersible vessel taking tourists on a $250,000 trip to see the wreckage from the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada.
The US Coast Guard said on Tuesday at about 1700 GMT that the sub had enough air for 41 hours, which would mean a deadline of roughly 1000 GMT on Thursday .Shahzada Dawood, right, and his son Suleman.The Dawood family has confirmed that Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman are on board the missing vessel.
A statement from the Dawood family said: "We are very grateful for the concern being shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to request everyone to pray for their safety while granting the family privacy at this time. The family is well looked after and are praying to Allah for the safe return of their family members."
Mr Harding was also on board the 2019 "One More Orbit" flight mission that set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth by aircraft over both geographic poles. In a 2020 interview with France Bleu radio, he spoke of the dangers of deep diving, saying: "I am not afraid to die, I think it will happen one day."The founder and CEO of the vessel's US-based operating company OceanGate is also on the submersible, according to media reports.
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