U.S. and Canadian rescue teams were racing against time to locate a submersible carrying five people to the wreckage site of the Titanic after the submarine vanished in the North Atlantic Ocean two days earlier.

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The carbon-fiber submersible named the Titan had a 96-hour oxygen supply when it went out to sea at about 6 a.m. Sunday, according to David Concannon, an adviser to OceanGate Expeditions.

Onboard the submersible were a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of an iconic Pakistani business family and a Titanic expert. The vessel was reported overdue Sunday night about 435 miles south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, according to Canada’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center.

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