The US Coast Guard confirmed this Wednesday that it is studying sounds detected several hours ago in the area where a submarine traveling towards titanicit disappeared last Sunday with five people on board.
In an interview with CBSNewsrear admiral of the US Coast Guard, John Maugerhe explained that a day earlier several sonar buoys had been detected by aircraft “noise in the water”.
“We don’t know the source of that noise, but we shared that information with Navy experts,” who are trying to “locate the source of that noise,” he explained.
Asked about how frequent sounds are in the sea, Mauger specified that the area where the shipwreck occurred titanicis an “incredibly complex place” where “there’s a lot of metal and various objects in the water.”
“That’s why it’s so important that we bring in naval experts who understand the science behind the noise and can classify or give us better information about what the source of that noise might be,” he insisted.
The rear admiral confirmed that “as long as there is a possibility of survival” work will continue to try to locate the submarine belonging to the company Ocean Gate Expeditionswho reported his disappearance to the authorities last Sunday.
Joyce MurrayCanadian Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guardthe country, which is also participating in the search, said this Wednesday that the cessation of sounds was another reason for hope.
“There are sounds that have been picked up. That means we are going to redouble our efforts to find out where the submarine is and how it can be safely resurfaced,” Murray said.
The Canadian minister also pointed out that the price of the rescue operation is not important at the moment and that everything possible will be done to rescue the missing.
The Ministry of Fisheries confirmed this Wednesday to EFE that it has allocated three ships Canadian Coast Guard to Titan search and rescue efforts.
Five people are on board: a Pakistani businessman Shahzada DawoodYour son sulemanBritish explorer Hamish HardingFrench explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet and CEO of the company Ocean Gate, Stockton Rush.
The U.S. Coast Guard began a large-scale search operation with Canadian assistance on Sunday to locate the device in an area approximately 1,450 kilometers from Massachusetts Cape Cod. It can be on the surface or underwater, as deep as 13,000 feet (about 4,000 meters).
At a press conference on Tuesday, Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick He explained that the crew of the missing submarine had only 40 hours of oxygen until Thursday morning.
The ship had enough oxygen for the five crew members to breathe for some time 96 hours, but as time goes by that number decreases.
The remains of the Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, lie at a depth of approx. 3,800 meters and at a distance of approximately 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
The submarine, whose name is Titan and which was towed by the ship “The Polar Prince”he left on Friday from San Juan de Newfoundland (Canada) towards the place where the Titanic sank.
Ocean Gate Expeditions is the only company that has a submarine capable of reaching the bottom of the ocean to see the remains of the Titanic up close.
On its website, the company offers eight-day, seven-night trips to visit the remains titanicwith an approximate price of 250 thousand dollars.
Source: Panama America
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