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Fortune
Chris Morris

The sub vessel carrying a U.K. billionaire on a deep-sea mission for the Titanic is operated by a video game controller and has a history of mishaps

Titan submersible (Credit: OceanGate Expeditions via AP, File)

Rescuers are racing to find the Titan, a deep-sea vessel that went missing on June 20 as it carried five people to see the remains of the Titanic, but time is growing short.

The trip to the bottom of the ocean to see the world’s most famous shipwreck might be the adventure of a lifetime—even for the serial adventurer along for the ride, U.K. billionaire Hamish Harding—but questions are being raised about the craft that takes people to it. The Titan has never had an incident nearly as serious as the current one, but past reports about it show a history of rough waters.

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