Two Pakistanis were on a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of southeastern Canada while taking tourists to explore the wreckage of the Titanic.
According to details, two Pakistanis are on the missing submarine and were part of the five-member expedition team.
The Dawood family issued a statement confirming that two family members were on board the mission and that they have lost communication.
Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman had embarked on the journey to visit the remnants of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean.
“We are very grateful for the concern being shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to request everyone to pray for their safety while granting the family privacy at this time,” the statement added.
The U.S. Coast Guard said earlier on Twitter that a boat on the surface – the Polar Prince – lost contact with the submarine, called the Titan, about one hour and 45 minutes after it began diving toward the site of the Titanic’s wreckage on Sunday morning.
A @USCG C-130 crew is searching for an overdue Canadian research submarine approximately 900 miles off #CapeCod.
For more info and inquiries, please email [email protected]
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 19, 2023
The expeditions, which cost $250,000 per person, start in St. John’s, Newfoundland, before heading out approximately 400 miles (640 km) into the Atlantic to the wreckage site, according to OceanGate’s website.
In order to visit the wreck, passengers climb inside Titan, the five-person submersible, which takes two hours to descend approximately 12,500 feet (3,800 m) to the Titanic.
Another one of the passengers has been identified as British businessman Hamish Harding.
With additional input from Reuters
