Will the Titanic claim more victims a century later?
Posted June 21, 2023 7:08 am.
Last Updated June 21, 2023 7:16 am.
In today’s Big Story podcast, a submersible intended to take five people to visit the wreck of the Titanic has been missing since June 18. The expedition is a commercial venture led by OceanGate, a company based in St. John’s, that takes prospective explorers more than three kilometres beneath the surface to catch a glimpse of the legendary wreck. The trip costs $250,000 per person.
If the occupants are still alive, they are likely to be running out of air. A massive search operation is currently underway, but the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean makes locating the vehicle incredibly challenging.
Leyland Cecco is a Canadian reporter for The Guardian, he says that the hope right now is that the vehicle has surfaced and is bobbing somewhere on the surface of the ocean.
“Recovery effort would be next to impossible if it was still deep below,” says Cecco.
What information do we have at this point about the watercraft, and the company responsible for its construction? And why does the allure of the Titanic continue to captivate us even after all these years?
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