Missing Titanic sub: Here’s all we know so far about the missing submarine
Asher Notheis
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The search for the submarine exploring the remains of the Titanic is stretching on three days after the submersible went missing on Sunday.
Capt. Jamie Frederick, who is from the First Coast Guard District, stated on Tuesday that “crews are working round the clock” during their rescue mission of the people on board the submersible and that aircraft have searched a 7,600-square-mile area of the northwest Atlantic Ocean to see if the missing submersible has surfaced.
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“It’s a unique operation. It’s a challenging operation, but right now, we’re focused on searching as fast as we can,” Frederick said.
Where is the Titanic ship?
The remains of the Titanic are located in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 370 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada, and the shipwreck is about 2.4 miles underneath the surface of the water. The submersible left for its expedition on Sunday morning, but it lost contact with a Canadian research vessel roughly one hour and 45 minutes after the dive began.
Rescue crew heard ‘banging’ sounds from area of disappearance
A rescue operation by a Canadian aircraft with underwater detection capabilities detected “banging” in 30-minute intervals coming from the area the divers disappeared, emails sent to Department of Homeland Security leadership revealed. Additional sonar was deployed, and banging was still heard four hours later, Rolling Stone reported.
Several agencies — including the Boston Coast Guard; Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia; the U.S. Fleet Forces Command; the DHS; and the United States Coast Guard — did not verify the reports that a banging or tapping sound was heard, a fact that would likely confirm the five members of the craft, named the Titan, were still alive.
On Monday, G. Michael Harris, a Titanic expedition leader, said his team believes the vessel imploded at around 3,200 meters deep and that there is little to nothing that can be done to save those inside the craft.
How much oxygen is left on board the vessel?
The Coast Guard estimated on Tuesday at 3 p.m. that the submersible had about 40 hours of oxygen remaining. This was based on initial estimates that the sub had 96 hours of breathable air in total, Frederick said.
Who are the passengers on board the submersible?
The five people on board the vessel include 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.
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The Coast Guard is set to air a press conference providing updates on the missing vessel at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. The most up-to-date information on the missing submersible is available online.
The Washington Examiner contacted the Coast Guard for comment.