submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the Titanic has renewed interest in the famous shipwreck, as well as prompted questions regarding what it takes to reach the site 2.5 miles below the ocean’s surface.
The submersible named Titan was reported overdue Sunday night, setting off a frantic search with the vessel only having a four-day oxygen supply.
The Titan was expected to spend two hours descending to the Titanic, time for exploration, and then another two more resurfacing.Lost aboard the vessel are pilot Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, which oversaw the mission.
His passengers are a British adventurer, two members of a Pakistani business family and a Titanic expert.RELATED: Who is Hamish Harding, the British businessman and explorer aboard missing Titanic sightseeing sub?The famous RMS Titanic sank in 1912, but the wreckage wasn’t discovered until nearly 75 years later.