
Late on Wednesday: More vessels, including a French research ship, equipped with a deep-sea diving vessel, were due to arrive to assist the “complex response effort”, which covers an area twice the size of Connecticut.Ġ1:45 Titanic sub search: US Coast Guard says noises were heard yesterday – video Thursdayġ0 am GMT/ 6am ET: Approximate deadline for when the air in the submersible was expected to run out, based on the US Coast Guard’s estimate that the Titan could have up to 96 hours of air supply from the time it was sealed.Īround 12pm GMT/8am ET: Two remotely operated vehicles have been deployed as part of the search effort. It says remotely operated vehicle (ROV) searches are directed to the area of the sounds and the data is also sent to US Navy experts for analysis.ĥpm GMT/1pm ET: US Coast Guard says more underwater noises were detected and that the search area had increased to “two times the size of Connecticut”. US Coast Guard, US Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions establish a unified command to handle the search.Ħ am GMT/ 2am ET: US Coast Guard confirms Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises. CNN and Rolling Stone magazine report banging sounds at 30-minute intervals had been detected. Photograph: OceanGate Expeditions/AFP/Getty Imagesĭuring the day: Sounds detected over several hours by Canadian Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, equipped with gear to trace submarines.



The Titan submersible is seen launching from a platform in an undated photo.
