An advisor for OceanGate Expeditions blamed the government for allegedly slowing down the rescue effort for the missing Titanic tourist submarine due to bureaucracy — but authorities claimed …
“They are mobilized. They’re sitting on the tarmac, ready to go,” Concannon said of the crew who surveyed the Titanic last year. “This equipment has been on the tarmac for hours.
At about 9:45 a.m., the submarine lost contact with its accompanying ship, the Polar Prince, and it wasn’t until 5:40 p.m. that officials received word of the missing Titan sub, Coast Guard sources told the Mail.and the Coast Guard did not immediately respond to the Post’s request for additional information.
With that time ticking down, Concannon urged officials to speed up the search and have rescue-capable submarines at the location. Officials said it was possible for the submarine to be stuck in the 112-year-old wreckage of the Titanic.Rear Admiral John Mauger, who is overseeing the search and rescue mission for the missing submarine, told reporters Monday that the Canadian Coast Guard has deployed multiple sonar buoys capable of detecting the submarine even at the bottom of the Atlantic.
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