Jamie Frederick, center at microphone, faces reporters during a news conference, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Boston, in Boston. OceanGate Expeditions, which is leading the trip, has been chronicling the Titanic’s decay and the underwater ecosystem around it via yearly voyages since 2021.īy Thursday morning, hope was running out that anyone on board the vessel would be found alive. John’s, Newfoundland, as it was on its way to where the iconic ocean liner sank more than a century ago. The Titan was reported overdue Sunday afternoon about 435 miles south of St. Jamie Pringle, an expert in Forensic Geosciences at Keele University, in England, said even if the noises came from the submersible, “The lack of oxygen is key now even if they find it, they still need to get to the surface and unbolt it.” Coast Guard officials said underwater noises were detected in the search area Tuesday and Wednesday. Coast Guard said an undersea robot sent by a Canadian ship had reached the sea floor, while a French research institute said a deep-diving robot with cameras, lights and arms also joined the operation.Īuthorities have been hoping underwater sounds might help narrow their search, whose coverage area has been expanded to thousands of miles - twice the size of Connecticut and in waters 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) deep. Rescuers have rushed ships, planes and other equipment to the site of the disappearance. Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. The Titan’s 96-hour oxygen supply likely ended early Thursday. OceanGate did not provide details when the company announced the “loss of life” in a statement or how officials knew the crew members perished. Rescuers are racing against time to find the missing submersible carrying five people, who were reported overdue Sunday night, June 18, 2023. FILE – Submersible pilot Randy Holt, right, communicates with the support boat as he and Stockton Rush, left, CEO and Co-Founder of OceanGate, dive in the company’s submersible, “Antipodes,” about three miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 28, 2013. Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost,” OceanGate said in a statement. OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that all five people on board, including company CEO Stockton Rush, are believed to be dead. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew,” Mauger said. “The outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been great appreciated. John Mauger of the First Coast Guard District. Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.Ĭoast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing for several days. By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press
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