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Five men, a tiny sub and a massive search

A desperate search is underway for five men lost in a tiny deep-sea sub near the site of the Titanic’s wreck in the North Atlantic. For the passengers, the adventure cost $250,000 per person.
A submersible called the Titan is seen underwater.
This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. The submersible, with five men on board, went missing on Sunday, after it lost contact during a dive. (OceanGate Expeditions/The Associated Press)

Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard officials are undertaking a desperate search in a vast swath of the North Atlantic, after five men in a small sub embarked on a risky dive to the wreck of the Titanic, 3,800 metres below the surface. Passengers each paid $250,000 for a spot in the cramped submersible, which has no chairs, one small portal, a consumer-grade gaming controller to operate the vessel, and a limited amount of oxygen to sustain life.

On this episode, Timothy Bella, a national reporter with the Washington Post, shares the latest details of the search, the expedition that's gone awry, and the company offering the pricey opportunity for tourists to see the Titanic for themselves, OceanGate.

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