The search to find the missing Titanic tourist submersible has become a race against time, with Coast Guard officials saying the sub had a 96-hour oxygen 'reserve capacity.'
The submersible, which is part of an OceanGate Expeditions tour that offers passengers a once-in-a-lifetime experience to explore the Titanic wreckage, went missing on Sunday after losing contact with the research vessel Polar Prince.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday afternoon, Rear Adm. John Mauger, who is leading the search, said the Coast Guard had brought in technical experts, dropped sonar buoys to listen for underwater noise and reached out to other government agencies and private contractors for aid and “to really better understand what an undersea search and rescue effort would look like."
Mauger added at the news conference that the Coast Guard is working to expand its capabilities to include an underwater search, as well.Chantal Da Silva
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