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BOSTON: A Canadian aircraft has detected an underwater noise while searching for a submarine that disappeared while lowering five people into the wreckage, the US Coast Guard said. Titanic.
As a result of the noise detected by Canadian P-3Search efforts have been moved. Nothing was found in these searches, but they are continuing.
Rescuers are racing against the clock because even in the best of circumstances the ship could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning.
In addition to the international array of ships and aircraft, an underwater robot began searching the Titanic’s vicinity and there was a push to bring rescue equipment to the scene should the submarine be found.
Three C-17 transport aircraft United States Army They were used to transport commercial submarines and support equipment from Buffalo, New York, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, to assist in the search, said a US Air Mobility Command spokesperson.
The Canadian military said it has provided patrol aircraft and two surface ships, one of which specializes in diving medicine.
Sonar buoys were also dropped to listen for any sounds from Titan.
The carbon fiber vessel was running late Sunday night, authorities reported, prompting a search to begin in waters about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John. At the helm was pilot Stockton Rush, CEO of the company that led the expedition.
His passengers were a British adventurer, two members of a Pakistani business family and an expert on the Titanic.
The submarine had been on oxygen for four days when it was launched into the sea around 6 a.m. Sunday, according to David Concannon, a consultant for the company. OceanGate Excursionsthat oversaw the task.
David Pogue, a CBS News journalist who traveled to the Titanic aboard the Titanic last year, said the vehicle uses two communication systems: text messages that go back and forth to a surface ship, and safety beeps that are emitted every 15 minutes to indicate that the sub. It still works.
Both systems stopped about an hour and 45 minutes after they finished Titan submerged.
“There are only two things that could mean. Either they lost all their power or the ship developed a hull breach and exploded immediately. Both are devastatingly hopeless,” Pugh told Canada’s CBC on Tuesday.
The submarine has seven backup systems for returning to the surface, including sandbags, drop lead tubes and an inflatable balloon. One of the systems is designed to work even if everyone on board is unconscious, Pugh said.
As a result of the noise detected by Canadian P-3Search efforts have been moved. Nothing was found in these searches, but they are continuing.
Rescuers are racing against the clock because even in the best of circumstances the ship could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning.
In addition to the international array of ships and aircraft, an underwater robot began searching the Titanic’s vicinity and there was a push to bring rescue equipment to the scene should the submarine be found.
Three C-17 transport aircraft United States Army They were used to transport commercial submarines and support equipment from Buffalo, New York, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, to assist in the search, said a US Air Mobility Command spokesperson.
The Canadian military said it has provided patrol aircraft and two surface ships, one of which specializes in diving medicine.
Sonar buoys were also dropped to listen for any sounds from Titan.
The carbon fiber vessel was running late Sunday night, authorities reported, prompting a search to begin in waters about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John. At the helm was pilot Stockton Rush, CEO of the company that led the expedition.
His passengers were a British adventurer, two members of a Pakistani business family and an expert on the Titanic.
The submarine had been on oxygen for four days when it was launched into the sea around 6 a.m. Sunday, according to David Concannon, a consultant for the company. OceanGate Excursionsthat oversaw the task.
David Pogue, a CBS News journalist who traveled to the Titanic aboard the Titanic last year, said the vehicle uses two communication systems: text messages that go back and forth to a surface ship, and safety beeps that are emitted every 15 minutes to indicate that the sub. It still works.
Both systems stopped about an hour and 45 minutes after they finished Titan submerged.
“There are only two things that could mean. Either they lost all their power or the ship developed a hull breach and exploded immediately. Both are devastatingly hopeless,” Pugh told Canada’s CBC on Tuesday.
The submarine has seven backup systems for returning to the surface, including sandbags, drop lead tubes and an inflatable balloon. One of the systems is designed to work even if everyone on board is unconscious, Pugh said.
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