US Coast Guard Searches for Missing Tourist Submarine Exploring Titanic Wreckage
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The US Coast Guard has launched a search for a missing submarine on a tourist exhibition of the wreckage of the Titanic.
According to the BBC, the small sub takes tourists to view the wreckage, at about 12,500 feet at the bottom of the ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The unique experience costs $250,000.
The New York Post reports that the private company that provides the tours, OceanGate Expeditions, said in a statement, “Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families. We are exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely.”
According to the Coast Guard, as of early Monday afternoon,
