- A massive search operation is underway to find a submersible with five people on board that went missing on a trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic.
- The vessel lost contact 1 hour and 45 minutes into its dive Sunday, the US Coast Guard said. It has between 70 and 96 hours of life support, officials said.
- Among those aboard are a British adventurer, a French diver and a Pakistani father and son, according to social media posts and a family statement.
- The Titanic wreckage sits at the bottom of the ocean nearly 13,000 feet below the surface southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Here’s a timeline of the missing sub’s whereabouts
The Titan submersible went missing while it was on a tour of the wreckage of the Titanic. Here is the timeline that was set for the vessel, according to Miawpukek Maritime Horizon Services, which co-owns the Polar Prince, the support ship that helped launch Titan.
Friday, June 16: The Polar Prince departs St. John’s, Newfoundland
Saturday, June 17: The Polar Prince arrives at the dive site
Sunday, June 18:
- 9 a.m.: The dive operations starts.
- 11:47 a.m.: The last communication between the vessel and surface staff of OceanGate, the group that was conducting the expedition, is recorded.
- 6:10 p.m.: This is the time the vessel was originally scheduled to resurface.
- 6:35 pm.: Authorities are notified and a response operation is initiated.
SOURCE: CNN
