The search and rescue mission for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic continued last night. At a news conference yesterday, Admiral John Mauger of the U.S. Coast Guard said a C-130 crew was searching for the sub about 900 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, with the depth of the ocean at the scene around 13,000 feet. Aircraft and vessels were looking for the missing submersible, and sonar buoys were being used to listen for any sounds coming from the vehicle or its occupants.
The craft is from a company called OceanGate Expeditions, a company that deploys manned submersibles for deep-sea expeditions. The sub is believed to have a 96-hour emergency oxygen supply, and rescuers are working to find the sub before that time limit is up. Five people were confirmed to be on board the missing submersible, including British billionaire Hamish Harding, who took a trip into space aboard a Blue Origin rocket last year.
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