Rescuers race against clock after noises heard from Titanic vessel search area
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There are now less than 20 hours of oxygen left in the missing Titan submersible as rescue efforts continue for the five passengers.
A Canadian aircraft searching for the sub in the Atlantic Ocean detected intermittent “banging” noises from the vicinity of its last known location.
The crew searching for the missing sub heard banging sounds every 30 minutes on Tuesday and again four hours later, after additional sonar devices were deployed.
However, the US Coast Guard clarified that they “don’t know the source of the noise”.
Aboard the Titan is CEO and founder of OceanGate ExpeditionsStockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood.
Mr Dawood’s sister, Sabrina Dawood told Sky News that the Dawood family is solely focused on the rescue of her brother and nephew and hope for their safe return.
The watercraft submerged on Sunday morning from its support vessel to travel to the Titanic wreckage which sits at a depth of 12,500ft. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the Titan lost contact with its surface ship, the Polar Prince.
The Titan is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen supply.
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Three vessels arrive on-scene to assist with search
The John Cabot, the Skandi Vinland and the Atlantic Merlin vessels all arrived at the location where the US Coast Guard and other authorities are searching for the missing submersible with five passengers.
In a handout photo, the US Coast Guard showed the research vessel Deep Energy searching for the submersible the Titan on Wednesday.
A handout photo made released by the US Coast Guard showing the Bahamanian research vessel 'Deep Energy' on site during the ongoing search for the 21-foot submersible Titan, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 21 June 2023.
The John Cabot has side-scanning sonar capabilities and is conducting search patterns, the US Coast Guard said.
Titanic sub passengers forced to sign chilling ‘death waiver’ before tourist excursion
A man who visited the Titanic wreckage in the same submersible that is now missing in the Atlantic has revealed the jarringly extensive waiver passengers were forced to sign before going on the expedition.
Mike Reiss, a producer and writer on The Simpsons, made the journey with OceanGate last year.
Speaking to the New York Post, Mr Reiss and his wife Denise didn’t say specifically how much they paid for the trip, but according to the paper, it was more than $100,000. After Ms Reiss tested positive for Covid-19, she had to stay on the support vessel on the surface while her husband made the eight-hour journey to the ocean floor.
Gustaf Kilander reports:
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Former Titan passenger says he felt ‘safe’ in submersible
Aaron Newman, a former Titan passenger, told TODAY that he felt “safe” the entire time he rode in the submersible.
“I felt safe the whole time. They were a professional crew,” Mr Newman said.
Mr Newman took a trip to the Titanic wreckage in 2021 on the OceanGate Expedition’s submersible.
“Obviously, this is the type of exploration that’s doing things – this is not a Disney ride. We’re going places that very few people have been.”
Mr Newman knows several of the people inside the missing sub and hopes for their safe return home.
”Even the mission specialists or the tourists that are on, these are people that have lived on the edge for a long time.”
Coast Guard to hold press conference at 1pm
The US Coast Guard Northeast said they will hold a press conference at 1pm EST on Wednesday (21 June) to update the public on the missing submersible with five people onboard.
Captain Jamie Frederick of the US Coast Guard will lead the press conference.
Weather conditions today are windy
The US Coast Guard said weather conditions in the remote area they are searching for the missing submersible had winds of 23 miles per hour and gusts of up to 30 miles per hour.
The ocean has swells of six to seven feet.
Visibility was thought to be improving on Wednesday (21 June) as prior days were hazy.
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More assets en route to search and rescue
The US Coast Guard has more assets en route to the search area where the Titan submersible may be missing including several Canadian ships and research vessels.
In a statement, posted on Tuesday (20 June) the Coast Guard listed the number of new assets.
- Canadian CGS John Cabot
- Canadian CGS Ann Harvey
- Canadian CGS Terry Fox
- Canadian CGS Atlantic Merlin (Remotely Operated Vehicle)
- Motor Vessel Horizon Arctic
- Commercial Vessel Skandi Vinland (Remotely Operated Vehicle)
- French research vessel L’Atalante (Remotely Operated Vehicle)
- His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Glace Bay
The Glace Ship contains a decompression chamber and medical personnel aboard as well.
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