A 120-year-old mystery of a missing ship that mysteriously vanished off the Australian coast has been resolved. Explorers accidentally stumbled upon the ship. , World News, Times Now
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After locating the lost Titan sub near the wreckage of the Titanic, the U.S. Coast Guard declined to provide a cost estimate for its efforts. The search renews questions on whether wealthy risk-takers should absorb the costs of search and rescue efforts.
In recent days, the massive hunt for a submersible vehicle lost during a north Atlantic descent to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has refocused attention on the conundrum: who should pay for the sweeping search? With rescuers and the public fixated first on saving and then on mourning those aboard, it has made for uneasy conversation. In the end, it turned out that the sub had imploded near the Titanic wreckage. In the past, government agencies have typically taken on the cost of such searches, even when rich people pay thousands of dollars for questionable activities.