A large debris field containing five major pieces of the vessel wasspotted by a remotely operated vehicle scouring the seabed near the Titanic wreck site 400 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, officials said. Rear Adm John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, said a remotely operated vehicle discovered the tail cone of the Titan sub and the debris is “consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber”. Experts say it is still unclear whether the submersible is on the surface or on the seabed, and warn “weeks of intense survey” may be required to locate it.Īround 3pm GMT/11am ET: Canadian navy ship carrying a medical team specialising in dive medicine arrives on the scene.ģ.48pm GMT/ 11.48am ET: The US Coast Guard say a debris field was discovered within the search area by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) near the Titanic wreck.ħpm GMT/ 3pm ET: US Coast Guard to hold press conference after announcing discovery of debris.Ĩpm GMT/4pm ET: Five crew members aboard the submersible Titan were probably killed instantly in a “catastrophic implosion”, the US Coast Guard said. Titanic sub search: US Coast Guard says noises were heard yesterday – video Thursdayġ0 am GMT/ 6am ET: Approximate deadline for when the air in the submersible was expected to run out, based on the US Coast Guard’s estimate that the Titan could have up to 96 hours of air supply from the time it was sealed.Īround 12pm GMT/8am ET: Two remotely operated vehicles have been deployed as part of the search effort.
Late on Wednesday: More vessels, including a French research ship, equipped with a deep-sea diving vessel, were due to arrive to assist the “complex response effort”, which covers an area twice the size of Connecticut. It says remotely operated vehicle (ROV) searches are directed to the area of the sounds and the data is also sent to US Navy experts for analysis.ĥpm GMT/1pm ET: US Coast Guard says more underwater noises were detected and that the search area had increased to “two times the size of Connecticut”. June 22 (Reuters) - A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a 'catastrophic implosion' that killed everyone. 1 hour 45 minute timer will count for 6300 seconds. The best Timers on the web, mostly countdown useful for different purposes: video entertainment, workout, education and more. To start the 1 hour 45 minute timer, simply click on the 'Start' button. US Coast Guard, US Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions establish a unified command to handle the search.Ħ am GMT/ 2am ET: US Coast Guard confirms Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises. The timer has already been set for 1 hour and 45 minutes from now.
CNN and Rolling Stone magazine report banging sounds at 30-minute intervals had been detected.
Photograph: OceanGate Expeditions/AFP/Getty Imagesĭuring the day: Sounds detected over several hours by Canadian Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, equipped with gear to trace submarines. The Titan submersible is seen launching from a platform in an undated photo.
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