UNCLEAR IF UNDERWATER SOUNDS ARE FROM THE SUBMERSIBLEĮstimates suggest the Titan submersible has less than 24 hours before the oxygen on board runs out. The sounds discovered by the Canadian aircraft are the first potential lead in the case since the search started. Officials also confirmed additional noises were heard Wednesday by an aircraft searching the area. I can't tell you what the noises are, but what I can tell you is …we're searching where the noises are.' 'With respect to the noises specifically, we don't know what they are, to be frank with you,' Frederick told reporters. On Tuesday, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plane detected 'banging noises' but officials do not know if the sounds are coming from the submersible. state of Connecticut, while the subsurface search is up to 2.5 miles or about four kilometres deep.

'This is an incredibly complex search operation requiring both surface and subsurface elements.'įrederick said the amount of area searched on the surface of the ocean is now about two times the size of the U.S. Coast Guard told reporters during a press conference in Boston. 'Our Canadian partners have been providing critical leadership and significant response capabilities since the beginning of our efforts,' Capt.

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Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News.Coast Guard said in the next 24 to 48 hours the number of aircraft and ships searching for the submersible, Titan, is expected to double to 10. Coast Guard confirmsĪdditional planes and ships are heading out Wednesday afternoon as the search for the missing submersible carrying five passengers continues, with the scale of the effort ramping up hour by hour.Īt a press conference Wednesday afternoon, officials with the U.S. June 22 update: All 5 Titanic submersible crew members have died, U.S.

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