A missing submersible’s air is running outAn international team of rescuers was racing against time to find a deep-diving submersible with five people on board after it lost contact in the North Atlantic during a tour to explore the wreck of the Titanic. Contact with the Titan was lost on Sunday more than halfway into what should have been a two-and-a-half-hour dive. Stockton Rush, the chief executive of OceanGate Expeditions, was piloting the submersible, according to the company. The search for the Titan faces a series of obstacles, and even if it can be found, retrieving it will not be easy. The search area lies more than two miles below the surface, with pressure equal to being beneath a 100-story tower of solid lead.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2023 05:45 UTC