A deep-sea robot found a “field of debris” during a search Deputy Disappeared while in transit Five people For the wreck of the Titanic, the US Coast Guard said Thursday. Experts evaluated the discovery with an ROV, or remotely operated vehicle.
“A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic,” officials said.
The Coast Guard said a robot was detained Thursday morning from a Canadian ship reached the sea floor Near the Titanic to search for mate. Officials are expected to discuss the findings during a news conference Thursday afternoon.
Another robot from a French ship was launched into the water Thursday amid a major international search for the missing 21-foot Sub Titan.
In addition to underwater robots, search planes and ships have been dispatched to the North Atlantic Ocean about 900 nautical miles off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in hopes of finding it. The Coast Guard said Wednesday that the search area is twice the size of Connecticut.
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It was launched from a Canadian research vessel into the sub-Atlantic on Sunday morning The ship lost contact Dive with Titan for one hour and 45 minutes.
Officers previously had a deputy Low oxygen The ship may have lasted 96 hours or so until Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said the amount of remaining oxygen was an “ongoing conversation,” but not the only detail considered in continuing the search.
The co-founder of the company, which owns subsidiary OceanGate, called Thursday “an important day” in the search. A Report on FacebookGuillermo Sohnlein said the team could have extended their life support by “resting as much as possible.”
“I strongly believe that the time window for their recovery is longer than most people think,” Sonlein said.
How to View the Missing Titanic Companion Quest Description
- what: U.S. Coast Guard officials brief the search for a mate who went missing while ferrying five people to the wreck of the Titanic.
- Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Time: 3 PM Eastern Time
- Place: Coast Guard Base Boston
- Online stream: Live on CBS News in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
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