British adventurer amongst these on submarine lacking close to wreck of the Titanic
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British adventurer is amongst these aboard a submarine which has gone lacking close to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Hamish Harding, chairman of personal aircraft agency Action Aviation, is known to be aboard the five-person OceanGate Expeditions vessel which was reported overdue on Sunday night about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland.
A serious search and rescue operation being led by the US Coast Guard and involving navy plane is beneath means.
On social media on the weekend, Mr Harding stated he was “proud to finally announce” that he could be aboard the mission to the wreck of the Titanic – however added that because of the “worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023”.
He continued: “A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow.
“We started steaming from St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and are planning to start dive operations around 4am tomorrow morning. Until then we have a lot of preparations and briefings to do.”
OceanGate Expeditions stated its focus was on these aboard the vessel and their households.
“We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to re-establish contact with the submersible,” the corporate stated in an announcement.
“We are working toward the safe return of the crew members.”