Britain is ‘ready to provide assistance’ to the rescuers searching for Titan, the submarine which lost contact while on an exploratory visit to the Titanic, a spokesman for Rishi Sunak said this afternoon. The rescuers are facing a race against time as the craft runs out of oxygen. The expedition left for the site of the shipwreck – around 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland – on Friday. The dive started on Sunday morning, and the submarine lost contact with the Polar Prince, the surface vessel, an hour and three-quarters after the descent started. It has been missing ever since.
British adventurer Hamish Harding is one of those thought to be on board, along with Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, who are both British citizens too. The family is one of Pakistan’s richest. French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet and Stockton Rush – chief executive of OceanGate, the firm running the expedition – are both reported to be passengers too.
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