A search is reportedly underway for a submarine that disappeared while possibly carrying tourists to the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
This has been confirmed by the Boston Coast Guard the BBC And CBS news on Monday that searches were underway off the coast of southeastern Canada.
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Jordan Hart told CBS that they were “currently undergoing a search and rescue operation.”
The U.S. Coast Guard did not immediately respond to JS’s requests for comment.
It is not clear how many people were on board the submarine or who operated it.
OceanGate Expeditions announced last year that starting this year it would offer tourist trips to the wreck, with eight-day expeditions costing about $250,000.
Stated on the website that an expedition was currently underway that would end on Tuesday. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The RMS Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew. The wreck – about 2.5 miles below the ocean’s surface and 350 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada – was not found until 1985.
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