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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Nicole Wootton-Cane

British adventurer among five missing in Titanic tourist submarine expedition

A British adventurer has been named as one of five people understood to be missing near the Titanic wreckage after a tourist submersible expedition disappeared.

Hamish Harding, chairman of private plane firm Action Aviation, is thought to be aboard the five-person OceanGate Expeditions vessel after he tweeted he was “proud to finally announce” that he would be aboard the mission to the wreck of the Titanic two days ago on June 17.

The vessel was reported overdue on Sunday evening about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland. The US Coast Guard is currently leading a search for the vessel which involves military aircraft.

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