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The United States Coast Guard confirmed at a press conference Thursday that the debris field that was detected earlier in the day belongs to the MIA vessel. All five passengers are believed to ...
The press conference comes as there are less than 20 hours of oxygen left in the vessel. A Canadian aircraft searching for the submarine has heard “banging” noises from the area of its last ...
In the press conference on Thursday, the US Coast Guard said the debris from the Titan submersible was found approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the sea floor. The depth of the ...
[125] [126] At 4:30 p.m. (19:00 UTC) – at a U.S. Coast Guard press conference in Boston – the Coast Guard said that the loss of the submersible was due to an implosion of the pressure chamber and that pieces of Titan had been found on the sea floor about 1,600 feet (about 500 metres) northeast of the bow of the Titanic. [127] [128] [129] [130]
The Titan submarine that vanished during a tourist trip to the wreckage of the Titanic had encountered a similar incident last year, raising concerns about the safety measures in place.
Tourist submarine used to explore the Titanic shipwreck has not been heard from since one hour and 45 minutes into its dive, which began on Sunday morning. Ariana Baio writes.
The US Coast Guard said it received reports of the missing craft at 5.40pm EDT. The OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic (PA Media)
The submarine maneuvered towards Ehime Maru 's survivors to attempt a rescue. Weather conditions were unhelpful: 15- to 20-knot winds, which, in turn, were producing waves of 8 to 12 feet. Due to these rough seas, the submarine's main deck hatches could not be opened; the only outside access was through the top of the sail through its access trunk.