Meanwhile, newly uncovered allegations suggest there had been significant warnings made about vessel safety during the submersible’s development. And all that has to happen before the passengers’ oxygen supply runs out, which some have estimated might happen as early as Thursday morning. ![]() ”… We’ll continue to put every available asset that we have in an effort to find the Titan and the crew members.”īut even those who expressed optimism warned that many obstacles remain: from pinpointing the vessel’s location, to reaching it with rescue equipment, to bringing it to the surface - assuming it’s still intact. “This is a search and rescue mission, 100%,” he said. ![]() Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an increasingly urgent mission.Ĭrews were scouring an area twice the size of Connecticut in waters 2 1/2 miles deep, said Captain Jamie Frederick of the First Coast Guard District, who noted that authorities are still holding out hope of saving the five passengers onboard the Titan.
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