The Boston Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are searching for a tourist submarine that took five people to look at the Titanic wreckage and has since gone missing.
The vessel, which costs $250,000 a person to ride, was operated by the tour company OceanGate Expeditions and was last seen off the coast of Canada.
The excursion usually runs about 10 days as the submersible makes the journey to the wreckage, located almost 370 miles from Newfoundland and 2.5 miles underwater.
OceanGate Expeditions is one of the only companies that offer tours of the famous shipwreck, allowing tourists to get an up close and personal view of the Titanic.
Stockton Rush, the CEO of the company, shared with the CBC that its subs have the capacity to hold five people.
“Titan is the only five-person sub capable of going to the Titanic depth, which is half the depth of the ocean,” Rush said.
So far this year, the 2023 expeditions are only the third the company has carried out in its submersible vessel.
In an effort to search for the missing vessel, the Canadian Coast Guard is sending three ships to the wreckage site in search of answers.
OceanGate Expeditions shared with the BBC in a statement on Monday that the missing vessel was theirs and that people were on board.
“We are exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely,” it said on Monday. “Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families.”
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