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Divers begin to open the hatch of Pisces III as she breaks water under the John Cabot after being hauled from the Atlantic seabed off the coast of Cork, Ireland.

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Deep sea rescues have a mixed track record. The Pisces III is one that succeeded

2:37pm June 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

An international mission rescued both occupants of a sunken submersible off the coast of Ireland in 1973 with just 12 minutes to spare. The men had spent three days in darkness and silence.

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel sits in port in Boston Harbor on Monday amidst the search for the submersible.

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'Tiny sub, big ocean': Why the Titanic submersible search is so challenging

10:57am June 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Retired U.S. Navy submarine Capt. David Marquet says crews would need to locate the vessel then bring it to the surface to unlatch it. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%."

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A Carnival cruise ship docked in San Francisco, California.

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A cruise ship passenger was rescued by the Coast Guard after hours in Gulf waters

3:26pm November 26, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

A 28-year-old man fell overboard from the Carnival Valor cruise ship hours before he was reported missing off of the southeast Louisiana coast. The passenger is in stable condition.