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Department Of Defense Assists Coast Guard in Missing Submersible Search

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Department Of Defense Assists Coast Guard in Missing Submersible Search

The Coast Guard is searching for five persons after the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince lost contact with their submersible during a dive, approximately 900 miles east of Cape Cod

Donald Standeford
Jun 20, 2023
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Department of Defense statement: Defense Department C-130 aircraft have been made available to the U.S. Coast Guard as the United States and Canadian authorities continue to search for a submersible that disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean, said  Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today.

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Five people were aboard the craft, which disappeared Sunday morning on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the British ocean liner RMS Titanic. The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912.

Also See: DoD Video: Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Holds Briefing

As of yesterday, two C-130s had conducted search and rescue flights over the area. Today, an Air National Guard C-130 will join the search, Singh said. The Navy will provide assets and personnel, such as subject matter experts if requested by the Coast Guard, she said.

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