A debris field was discovered near the Titanic in the North Atlantic during a remote-controlled vehicle search for a missing submarine. The ship’s oxygen supply is critically low, and a desperate search for the five crew members continues around the clock, it said. to the US Coast Guard.
coast guard said in a twitter update On Thursday morning, it announced that “experts within the United Forces are evaluating the information.” A press conference was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Coast Guard Public Affairs Office declined to comment further on the debris.
A tourist expedition en route to see the wreck of the Titanic went missing on Sunday, but experts say the ship was designed to provide 96 hours of oxygen in case of an emergency. rice field.
The mission, now an international effort, focuses on the area where the noise, first spotted on Tuesday, was heard again Wednesday by Canada Airlines, dropping a sonobuoy into the water. Officials said it was unclear what caused the noise, described by The Times as a “rhythmic tapping sound” like a hull, and that analysts were reviewing the data.
The scale and capacity of the search are expanding as the window to the safe evacuation of passengers closes. on thursday French research vessel “Latarante” Deployed underwater robots that can reach the depths of the ocean floor where the Titanic wreck is located. Canadian ship Horizon Arctic was also released A remote-controlled vehicle for exploring the ocean floor.
The tourist submersible Titan appeared in an earlier mission. Search and rescue operations continue after a submarine en route to the Titanic wreck went missing in the North Atlantic.
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The search covered approximately 10,000 square miles, an area twice the size of Massachusetts, and more than three miles underground.
Guillermo Thornlein, co-founder of Oceangate Expeditions, which owns and operates submarines, said of the gravity of the situation: Statement on Facebook But he said there was still time before a safe rescue was possible.
“Today is going to be a big day for this search and rescue mission as the submarine is starting to run out of life support,” said Thornlein, who left the company in 2013. [co-founder and Chief Executive] Stockton [Rush] And the rest of the crew realized a few days ago that the best thing they could do to ensure a rescue was to relax as much as possible and stretch out their supplies. I’m sure the time frame for their rescue is longer than many think. ”
Officials leading the search remain optimistic in the face of an incredibly complex operation in a remote area about 900 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Interview Thursday morning on NBC’s “Today”U.S. Coast Guard Major General John Mauger reiterated that the effort remains a search and rescue mission.
“Because people’s will to live also needs to be taken into account, [we] We are continuing our search and rescue efforts,” he said.
Additional assets, including underwater robots, are heading to the scene From deep sea company Magellan. In a statement on its website, the company said it was contacted by Oceangate early Monday morning for assistance, saying it “continued to use its specific site knowledge and operational expertise to continue 100% assistance in the rescue effort to recover the submarine.” I am focused,” he said. At a much faster depth than is necessary for this incident. ”
Several other Canadian vessels are on their way to the scene. These include Coast Guard ships, ships with mobile decompression chambers and medical personnel with deep sea expertise.
The research vessel “Polar Prince” that launched the Titan submersible and the research vessel “Deep Energy” from the Bahamas were also dispatched to the scene. Canadian and American aircraft survey the surface and use sonobuoys for underwater searches.
The submarine was reported missing Sunday morning after losing contact with Polar Prince about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the dive, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The five people confirmed to be on board were Mr. Rush, who was the pilot of the expedition. Hamish Harding, chairman of Dubai-based aircraft dealer Action Aviation.Paul Henry Nargiolet, Veteran and Skilled Diver Over 30 visits to the sinking sitePakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman. Harding and Nargiolet are members of the Explorers Club. According to professional association.
