BBC News 20 June 2023
- Search teams are racing against time to find a tourist submersible that went missing during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic
- Two Pakistanis are among the five people on the vessel - businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman
- Another of those believed to be on board is British businessman and explorer Hamish Harding
- Contact with the small sub was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the wreck site on Sunday
- As of Monday afternoon, it was thought the crew members had four days-worth of oxygen left at most
- Stockton Rush, chief executive of OceanGate - the firm behind the dive - is also being widely reported to be on the vessel as is French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet
- The Titanic wreck is located about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
The vessel that is missing with five people onboard is part of OceanGate Expeditions which charges guests $250,000 (£195,270) for a place on its eight-day expedition to see the Titanic.
The site of the famous wreck is about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, and lies in two parts, with the bow and the stern separated by about 800m (2,600ft). A huge debris field surrounds the broken vessel.
A full dive to the wreck, including the descent and ascent, reportedly takes eight hours.
Each expedition lasts eight days, according to OceanGate, and each dive is meant to include a scientific objective, including studying the wreck's decay.
The inaugural dive took place in 2021, according to the company's website.
