‘Like Going to Another Planet’: What It’s Like to Visit the Remains of the Titanic

Massive search operation continues in the North Atlantic 5 as explorers remain lost at sea

A view of the bow of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean is shown in a grab taken from a digital scan on May 18, 2023, created using deepsea mapping. The Canadian Press/AP- Atlantic/Magellan via AP

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea June 20 as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic.

OceanGate Expeditions’ underwater submersible, dubbed Titan, was headed more than 700 kilometres off the coast of St. John’s, N.L., when it lost contact with its support ship.