Hours after the news broke that a submersible seeking to explore the wreck of the Titanic had gone missing the United States Coast Guard, which is leading the search, offered key specifics on the situation.
Per the Coast Guard, there were five crew members in the 21-foot submersible. Thus, it turns out, went missing over 24 hours ago on Sunday morning.
The Coast Guard revealed the search is taking place “900 miles off Cape Cod” with the assistance of P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which has underwater detection capabilities.
The Coast Guard has deployed two C-130 Hercules aircraft in the search. While Canada has deployed one C-130, one P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which can detect craft underwater, and multiple sonar buoys. Mauger indicated that the Polar Prince also has sonar capable of reaching the ocean floor at the search site 13,000-feet below.
A submersible that takes tourists on pricey deep-sea explorations of the Titanic has reportedly gone missing in the area of the wreck, which lies 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in 12,500 feet of water.
The missing craft is believed to be a “truck-sized sub that holds five people and usually dives with a four-day supply of oxygen,” according to the BBC. An extensive search is underway, led by the U.S. Coast Guard.
It is unclear when the vessel went missing or how many people were on board.