WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MISSING SUBMERSIBLE ON THE WAY TO THE TITANIC
0What we know about the missing submersible on the way to the Titanic
More rescue ships arrived Wednesday as part of the rush to find a missing submersible with five people on board. after more booming noises were heard from the remote North Atlantic earlier in the day. raising hope in some areas. U.S. Navy captain said Coast Guard Jamie Frederick Wednesday that the operation was still a search and rescue mission. 100%. adding that the surface search was about twice the size of Connecticut and about two and a half miles deep in the area. where the noises were spotted on Tuesday and Wednesday.The underwater noises were picked up by sonar equipment deployed to find the 21 foot long ship lost contact on Sunday as it fell 13.000 feet to the seabed while touring the wreckage of the Titanic The cracking on Tuesday started every 30 minutes and was heard again four hours later. according to an internal government memo about the raid. The sounds were detected by a Canadian P 3 aircraft and prompted the shift of resources to explore their origin. But searches have returned negative results. the US said. Heres what we know: The submersible was part of an eight day trip operated by OceanGate Expeditions. The voyage begins in Newfoundland. with participants initially covering 400 nautical miles to the wreck site. which is approximately 900 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. Massachusetts. The submersible began its two hour descent to the wreck on Sunday morning. After an hour and 45 minutes after descending. it lost contact with the Polar Prince. the supply ship that was transporting the ship to the site. officials said.
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