LIVE: Titanic tourist submarine missing – Oceangate vessel disappears on Atlantic Ocean expedition

DailyMail.com will bring you all the latest updates as search crews scour the Atlantic Ocean for a missing tourist submarine on its way to see the wreck of the Titanic. 

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Among those taking part in the expedition is billionaire Hamish Harding, CEO of Acton Aviation in Dubai. 

He excitedly posted to social media about being there, writing: ‘I am proud to finally announce that I joined OceanGate Expeditions for their RMS TITANIC Mission as a mission specialist on the sub going down to the Titanic.’

Titanic tourist submarine used to take people to see wreck of liner goes missing with five people onboard

A tourist submersible taking wealthy explorers to look at the Titanic wreckage for as much as $250,000 a ticket has gone missing with five people onboard. 

The Boston Coastguard and Canadian Coastguard are both now looking for the missing vessel that is operated by tour company OceanGate Expeditions.

The wreckage of the iconic ship sits 12,500ft- 2.5 miles – underwater around 370 miles from Newfoundland, Canada. 

OceanGate Expeditions is thought to be the only company that offers the tours. 

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