That gives authorities until around early Thursday to locate and retrieve the vessel.īut there are a number of challenges, including the remote location, local weather conditions, the state of the submersible - and the extraordinary depth of the ocean in the area they went missing. ET Tuesday, the US Coast Guard said it likely had about 40 hours left. The submersible is designed to carry 96 hours of oxygen for five people on board.īy 1 p.m. The Dawoods are a prominent Pakistani business family that runs some of the largest corporations in the country, with a portfolio spanning energy, petrochemicals, fertilizers, IT and food and agriculture. The Pakistani father and son were also confirmed to be on board in a statement by their family. According to his biography on the company's website, Nargeolet completed 35 dives to the Titanic wreck and supervised the recovery of 5,000 artifacts. He serves as the director of underwater research at RMS Titanic Inc., the company that has exclusive rights to salvage artifacts from the ship. The diver has decades of experience exploring the Titanic. Nargeolet's family confirmed to CNN affiliate BFMTV that he was aboard the vessel. He had posted on Saturday that Nargeolet was scheduled to be on the submersible with him. Harding is an avid adventurer, having traveled to space on board the Blue Origin flight last year, and to the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean, believed to be the deepest point in the world.
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Meanwhile, an internal government memo Tuesday said search teams had heard banging sounds in 30-minute intervals, and a later update said "acoustic feedback" had indicated "continued hope of survivors." NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada - A submersible carrying five people to see the remains of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean is still missing despite a massive search operation - but banging sounds were reportedly heard in the area.Ĭanadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises on Tuesday, but the US Coast Guard was unable to identify the source of the sound, the agency said. Breaking update: The submersible that vanished while on a tour of the Titanic wreckage likely imploded, killing all five people aboard, the Coast Guard says. The deep-sea vessel, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes after submerging on Sunday morning with a 96-hour oxygen supply.
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