Titanic missing sub: Coast Guard says ‘debris field’ found in search area
Asher Notheis
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The Coast Guard announced Thursday that a debris field was discovered in the area where rescue crews have been searching for the missing tourist submarine.
The debris field was discovered by a remotely operated vehicle near the Titanic. The discovery comes after days of searching for the sub, which first went missing on Sunday.
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The Coast Guard said it will hold a press briefing at 3 p.m. on Thursday, which will cover what the vehicle found.
The discovery of the debris field comes after the point at which officials estimated the missing submarine, which is named Titan, would run out of oxygen. Experts have said, however, that a number of variables could affect the rate of consumption of oxygen on board the vessel.
The submersible was designed and built by OceanGate, Inc. for “site survey and inspection, research and data collection, film and media production, and deep sea testing of hardware and software,” according to the company. But while it has been touted by the company as a state-of-the-art machine, experts and observers expressed concerns about certain design features.
Recent emails sent to Department of Homeland Security leadership revealed that a rescue operation by a Canadian aircraft with underwater detection capabilities detected “banging” in 30-minute intervals coming from the area where the divers disappeared. During a Wednesday press briefing, Capt. Jamie Frederick said he “hadn’t heard” 30-minute intervals when asked about them by a reporter, noting that the searchers were looking in the place where the noise was detected.
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The five people on board the vessel are Hamish Harding, the chairman of Action Aviation; Shahzada Dawood, the vice chairman of Engro Corporation Limited; Dawood’s son Suleman; Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a diver and Titanic researcher, as well as the director of underwater research at RMS Titanic; and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
The wreckage of the Titanic is located in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 370 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada, about 2.4 miles underneath the surface of the water. The submersible left for its expedition on Sunday morning, but lost contact roughly one hour and 45 minutes after the dive began.