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Operation Underway to Locate Tourist Submarine Missing Near Titanic Wreck

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The Boston Coastguard has announced that an operation has been undertaken to locate a tourist submarine with an unknown number of people on board seeking to view the Titanic wreck after the vessel went missing in the Atlantic Ocean, British broadcaster reported on Monday.

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It remains unknown whether there were any people on board the submarine, the report said. Meanwhile, OceanGate Expeditions, a US firm deploying submersibles for deep sea expeditions, said in a statement on Monday that it is trying to re-establish contact with one of its vessels that went missing during an expedition to the wreckage site of the Titanic.The company stressed that it was "deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible."The firm did not reveal in its statement how many people were on board the vessel and whether there were any tourists there.The Titanic, the largest luxury ship in the beginning of the twentieth century, struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 15, 1912, and sunk in the Atlantic. The incident resulted in the death of more than 1,500 passengers and crew. The Titanic wreck is located about 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada at a depth of 2.5 miles.

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Operation Underway to Locate Tourist Submarine Missing Near Titanic Wreck

15:26 GMT 19.06.2023 (Updated: 17:06 GMT 19.06.2023)

© AP Photo / Institute for Exploration and Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean ExplorationThis 2004 image provided by the University of Rhode Island's Institute for Exploration and Center for Archaeological Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration shows the shoes of one of the possible victims of the Titanic disaster.

This 2004 image provided by the University of Rhode Island's Institute for Exploration and Center for Archaeological Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration shows the shoes of one of the possible victims of the Titanic disaster. - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.06.2023

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Boston Coastguard has announced that an operation has been undertaken to locate a tourist submarine with an unknown number of people on board seeking to view the Titanic wreck after the vessel went missing in the Atlantic Ocean, British broadcaster reported on Monday.

It remains unknown whether there were any people on board the submarine, the report said.

Meanwhile, OceanGate Expeditions, a US firm deploying submersibles for deep sea expeditions, said in a statement on Monday that it is trying to re-establish contact with one of its vessels that went missing during an expedition to the wreckage site of the Titanic.

"Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families," OceanGate said in a statement to a American broadcaster.

The company stressed that it was "deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible."

The firm did not reveal in its statement how many people were on board the vessel and whether there were any tourists there.

This August 2019 photo courtesy of Atlantic Productions shows the latest image of the bow of RMS Titanic which rests 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) below the Atlantic Ocean, and 370 miles (595kms) south of Newfoundland, Canada. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.09.2022

Video: First-Ever Footage of RMS Titanic's Bow in 8K Shows Wreck's Heavy Deterioration

1 September 2022, 03:19 GMT

The Titanic, the largest luxury ship in the beginning of the twentieth century, struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 15, 1912, and sunk in the Atlantic. The incident resulted in the death of more than 1,500 passengers and crew.

The Titanic wreck is located about 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada at a depth of 2.5 miles.