Why did so many countries co-operate with the search for the Titan submersible?
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They’re obligated to render assistance.
Under UNCLOS, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, there is a duty to render aid to a vessel in distress. Normally this is pretty mundane, a freighter helping a stranded sailboat for instance, but it also applies to submersibles as well.
Unlike surface rescue, submarine rescue can’t be done by just anybody, so the nearest aid may require multinational coordination and globe-spanning assets.
Who pays at the end of the day is a problem for lawyers and insurance companies, but every mariner knows of the duty to render aid and will go to almost extreme levels to assist.
How many countries do you think were involved? It was mostly just the Canadian and American coast guards, navies, and air forces… because those are the two countries who are closest to the Titanic wreck site
Ignoring a ship in distress is almost universally considered a dick move, and those countries had warships in the North Atlantic anyway.
So many countries actually was :
– Canada because the Titanic is right outside of their territorial waters. They’re simply the closest country and are bound by international agreements to help.
– USA because an American company is involved.
That’s it.
The US Navy apparently [asked the French](https://www.ifremer.fr/fr/presse/le-navire-oceanographique-atalante-et-son-equipage-se-sont-deroutes-pour-porter-assistance) for help but the wreckage was found the day after the call.
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