Crews ‘detect noises’ as search for missing Titanic submersible enters day four

The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland.Canadian aircraft detected underwater noises in the North Atlantic in the search for a tourist submersible that vanished while on a voyage to the wreck of theThe discovery on Tuesday led search teams to relocate their underwater robotic search operations “in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises”, the coast guard said in tweets early on Wednesday.

“Additional acoustic feedback was heard and will assist in vectoring surface assets and indicating continued hope of survivors,” CNN quoted the updated government memo as saying.The Titan, operated by US-based OceanGate Expeditions, was built to stay underwater for 96 hours, according to its specifications, giving the five people aboard until Thursday morning before air runs out.

Separately, a French research ship carrying its own deep-sea diving robot vessel was dispatched to the search area at the request of the US Navy and was expected to arrive on Wednesday night local time, the Ifremer research institute said. Rescuers face significant obstacles in finding the Titan and saving the people aboard, according to experts.

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