"OceanGate instructed us to mobilise and 'use the means necessary to fly the needed equipment and crew to St. John's, Newfoundland as soon as possible, stating time is of the essence,'" Magellan said on its website, referring to the coastal city in Canada.
The Coast Guard said it's searching for the Titan sub roughly 900 miles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according toMonday. The agency has also said it is working with"partner agencies" to locate the missing sub. Magellan said that it is working with authorities in the US and the UK to seek help to bring in"specialist equipment" and staff needed to assist rescue efforts. The equipment it is trying to bring in are those"We are ready to support, and we are fully mobilised to help," Magellan said on its site.
Representatives for Magellan and OceanGate did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent through contact forms on their websites. The Magellan effort last year to create 3D images of the Titanic involved multiple submersibles which spent"many hours" near the 12,000-foot deep wreck, according to a