"#US and Canadian aircraft are searching the area, as well as large ships, but the hunt was 'complex' because crews do not know if the vessel has surfaced, meaning they must scour both the surface and the ocean depths, said Rear Admiral John Mauger, first district commander of the #USCoastGuard, overseeing the search-and-rescue operation."

Missing #Titanic #submersible: what is the #Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/missing-titanic-sub-titan-submersible-tourist-oceangate-what-is-it-and-what-might-have-happened

"A number of potential errors could have occurred. One possibility is that the #Titan's communication equipment may have failed, meaning they are unable to communicate with above-water crew but able to freely navigate. It's also possible there is a problem with the ballast system, which controls the vessel's descent and ascent. Another scenario is that the Titan became "hung up on a piece of wreckage that could keep it from being able to return to the surface." #Titanic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Titan_submersible_incident

"Harding is an aviator, holding an airline transport pilot’s licence and business jet type ratings, including the Gulfstream G650. He is also a skydiver, was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation in 2022, and is a trustee of the Explorers Club." #Titan

#HamishHarding: the British #explorer missing at sea near the #Titanic
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/19/hamish-harding-the-british-explorer-missing-at-sea-near-the-titanic

"The #UK’s Foreign Office has confirmed it is in contact with the families of three British nationals on the #submersible that went missing during a voyage to the #Titanic shipwreck." #Titan

UK Foreign Office confirms it is in contact with families of missing Britons
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2023/jun/20/titanic-submarine-rescuers-missing-titan-submersible-search-latest-news?page=with:block-6491a0e38f088222c1ec6e80#block-6491a0e38f088222c1ec6e80

It doesn't look good ⏳#Titan

Missing #Titanic tourist sub has 'about 40 hours' of oxygen left, says #USCoastGuard
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230620-missing-titanic-tourist-sub-has-about-40-hours-of-oxygen-left-says-us-coast-guard

"Five people were on the #Titan submersible vessel when it went missing during an expedition to the wreck of the #Titanic" #Submersible #OceanGate

Titanic #submarine: what do we know about the people onboard?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/titanic-submarine-what-do-we-know-about-the-people-onboard

"The company refused to pay for non-destructive testing and unmanned pressure testing, Lochridge said. He alleged he was fired after telling company executives he would not authorize any manned tests of the submersible until that testing was completed." #Oceangate #Titan

The company that sent a tourist #submersible to the #Titanic wreck has faced safety questions before
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/06/20/missing-titan-submersible-safety

@Norobiik Why is it whenever something bad happens, we find out this sort of thing afterward?

Sounds like the Deepwater Horizon, where they skipped testing the cement sealing the well.

And like the Max8 where they skipped training the pilots on the new feature they added.

And like that ship, back in the early 20th century, where they skipped the double hull and the additional lifeboats originally planned. What was that ship called again?

Oh yeah. The Titanic. We haven't learned a thing.