Titanic tourist submersible missing for third day with five aboard

A submersible taking wealthy tourists to visit the site of the Titanic wreckage in deep waters off the coast of Canada was missing for a third day on Tuesday , as American and Canadian ships and planes swept a huge area trying to find the vessel.that went missing on Sunday, the United States Coast Guard said, adding that the vessel could stay underwater for up to 96 hours, although it was unclear if it had resurfaced but was unable to communicate.

Those aboard the submersible, the highlight of a tourist expedition that costs US$250,000 per person, included British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman. US and Canadian ships and planes began swarming the area on Monday about 1,450km east of Cape Cod, some dropping sonar buoys that can monitor waters to a depth of 3,962m, Mauger said on Monday.

Mauger said that OceanGate Expeditions is leading the search efforts with Coast Guard assets brought into the site. Harding, a United Arab Emirates-based businessman and adventurer who is chairman of Action Aviation, posted a message on his Facebook page on Saturday, saying:"Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023.He added:"More expedition updates to follow IF the weather holds!"

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