A French submersible robot has been dispatched at the request of the US Navy, which is sending its own special salvage system designed to lift large, heavy undersea objects such as sunken aircraft or small vessels.
Rescuers searching for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic focused on Wednesday, June 21, on a remote patch of the North Atlantic where undersea noises were detected, although officials cautioned the sounds may not have originated from the vessel.
The US Coast Guard said remotely operated vehicles were deployed underwater near where Canadian aircraftusing sonar buoys on Tuesday and Wednesday but have not found any sign of the Titan yet. In one highly anticipated addition to the search, the French research ship Atalante was en route late on Wednesday to deploy a robotic diving craft capable of descending to a depth well below that of even the Titanic wreck, the Coast Guard said.
Those aboard the submersible, the highlight of a tourist adventure that costs $250,000 per person, included British billionaire and adventurer Hamish Harding, 58, and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, with his 19-year-old son Suleman, who are both British citizens. The Titan set off with 96 hours of air, according to the company, which would mean the oxygen could run out by Thursday morning, June 22. But experts say the air supply depends on a range of factors, including whether the submersible still has power and how calm the people aboard have remained.
If the Titan is on the ocean floor, a rescue effort would be even more challenging because of the massive pressures and total darkness at a depth of more than 2 miles. Titanic expert Tim Maltin said it would be “almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue” on the seabed.
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