A Canadian military surveillance plane detected underwater sounds as a massive search of the North Atlantic continued Wednesday morning to locate the submersible. Titan which disappeared with its five occupants.
The United States Coast Guard did not specify what rescuers from the Canadian P-3 Orion plane thought the noises might be.
The researchers then moved an underwater robot to the area where the noises were detected to carry out searches. However, according to the latest news, these searches had yielded negative results, even though they were continuing.
The Canadian crew’s claim offers a glimmer of hope in locating the submersible, as estimates suggest it could only have a day’s worth of oxygen left for its occupants, if the watercraft is still functioning.
During underwater disasters, a crew unable to communicate with the surface must strike the hull of their submersible to be detected by sonar. However, no official has publicly suggested this is the case and underwater noises can come from a variety of sources.
the cable ship Deep Energyflying the flag of the Bahamas, was in the search area on Wednesday with the surface vessel of the TitanTHE Polar Prince. He was carrying out research using his remotely piloted underwater vehicle with limited capabilities, but it is equipped with a camera. A dive was also made at the approximate location of the wreckage of the titanicthe ship sunk in 1912, that the crew of the Titan had to go watch.
A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Aurora patrol plane is carrying out aerial surveillance, while several Hercules military planes and another Aurora were expected at the scene on Tuesday evening.
The Canadian Coast Guard vessel John Cabot was also scheduled to arrive Tuesday evening and several other Canadian and United States Coast Guard vessels were en route. Heavy U.S. Army rescue equipment is also expected to be flown to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, before being transported to the search area.
Meanwhile, questions remain over how teams might reach the lost submersible, which could be as deep as around 3,800 meters below the surface near the wreck of the titanic.
On the other hand, recently uncovered allegations suggest that there had been significant warnings regarding the safety of the Titan during its development.
THE Titan missing since last Sunday evening, about 700 kilometers south of Saint-Jean, according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Center of Canada.