The tour of the submarine that disappeared during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic costs more than R$ 1 million and lasts eight days.
The US Coast Guard began, this Monday (19), a search operation for a submarine that disappeared while taking tourists to the bottom of the ocean to see what was left of the famous ship that sunk in 1912. Among the passengers on board is the British billionaire Hamish Harding.
The trip is offered by Oceangate Expeditions in a submersible vehicle that holds up to five people.
An archived version of the OceanGate website, accessible through the Wayback Machine, shows what passengers can spend up to US$250,000 on the trip.
“Follow in the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau and become an underwater explorer — starting with a dive in the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. This is your chance to step out of everyday life and discover something truly extraordinary.”
“Become one of the few to see the Titanic with your own eyes,” he adds.
The eight-day expedition is based in the city of St. John’s in the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
The voyage begins with a journey of 400 nautical miles by boat to the wreck site.
There, up to five people, including a pilot, a “content expert” and three paying passengers, board the submersible “Titan” and descend to the bottom of the ocean.
“Once the submersible is launched, you’ll start to see life forms whirring through the viewport as you sink deeper and deeper into the ocean. The descent takes approximately two hours, but it feels like the blink of an eye,” the website said.
According to OceanGate, the Titan is a 23,000-pound (about 10.4 tons) submersible made of carbon fiber and titanium.
As a safety feature, the submarine uses a “proprietary real-time hull health monitoring (RTM) system” that analyzes the pressure in the vessel and the integrity of the structure, the company claims.
It also has life support for a crew of five for up to 96 hours, the website claims.
The British passenger liner Titanic sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people. The story has been immortalized in fiction and non-fiction books, as well as in the 1997 blockbuster film, “Titanic“.
* Posted by Lèo Lopes
Source: CNN Brasil
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