The First Nation chief owns the ship from which OceanGate’s submersible had launched into the ocean. The descent, exploration of the Titanic and return to the ocean surface can take up to 12 hours.īut by 9.13pm on Sunday evening, concerns were rising and the Titan submersible was reported missing.īy that point, the vessel was overdue “by a couple of hours”, Chief Mi’sel Joe, the head of the Mi’kmaq people in Newfoundland, told Canadian broadcaster CBC. Mr Harding’s company, Action Aviation, later confirmed the launch had been successful. The group planned to start their descent at 4am on Sunday. Mr Harding wrote on social media on Saturday that “a weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow.” He promised more updates if the weather held. OceanGate founder Stockton Rush is also feared to be on board, according to several reports. Mr Nargeole reportedly said he “did not trust this new composite material submarine with a 60cm porthole, but I’ll go anyway for the beauty of the expedition”. Le Figaro said that while it had “no confirmation” Mr Nargeole was in the submersible, the 73-year-old had confided some concerns about the expedition to his relatives before his departure. Paul Henri Nargeole, the French diver known as “Mr Titanic”, is feared to be aboard, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro. They include the British businessman and explorer Hamish Harding, who proudly announced over the weekend he was joining the tour “as a mission specialist”.Īlongside Mr Harding, the crew included “a couple of legendary explorers”, he said. Second, they have seven different ways to rise to the surface,” he said.Īs many as five people may be on board the vessel, the US Coast Guard said. “First, they have 96 hours of oxygen on board. Pogue, the CBS reporter, notes that there are reasons for optimism. There is no indication of what might have befallen the expedition, which began its descent on Sunday morning. OceanGate’s submersible is missing and a frantic, multi-national search is under way to find its crew. This time, the situation on the Titan is far more serious.
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