UPDATE: The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston says everything is being done to locate and rescue five people onboard a missing submersible around 900 miles east of Cape Cod. New details here:
Mauger said they reached out to Polar Prince once the vessel was reported overdue and then launched surface and aerial searches.
"It is a remote area, and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area but we are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board," Mauger said.
The Coast Guard would not discuss any of the people on board Monday -- other than saying there is one pilot and four mission specialists -- or communication with their families. The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of the iconic ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew. Since the wreckage’s discovery in 1985, it has been slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria, and some have predicted the ship could vanish in a matter of decades as holes yawn in the hull and sections disintegrate.
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