A submersible carrying five people to see the remains of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean is still missing despite a massive search operation by United States and Canadian authorities.
Here's what we know about the search for the Titan submersible. The vessel went missing near the Titanic wreck location, with five people on-board.
Harding was one of the first people to travel the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean - the deepest known point on Earth. Authorities have not publicly identified the passengers on board, and said Monday they are still notifying their families. Unlike a submarine, a submersible has limited power reserves so it needs a mother ship that can launch and recover it, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"If they'd had a relatively minor issue that forced them to surface unexpectedly, one would think that a locator beacon would have been detected by now. If instead they are stuck on the bottom for some reason, I have yet to hear of a rescue capability that could get them back in time," he said.The US Coast Guard tweeted on Monday that the search will continue during the night. It began scanning the ocean surface on Sunday when the submersible was first reported missing.
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