The Coast Guard and partner agencies are continuing the search for the Titanic submarine and its five crew members. Rolling Stone magazine, citing internal government information, assured that in the last few hours "banging" sounds were heard.
According to these latest reports, a Canadian aircraft on the submarine rescue mission has detected some sounds at 30-minute intervals coming from the area of the disappearance.
Searchers for the missing Titan submersible heard ‘banging’ from the area, according to internal e-mail updates sent to the Department of Homeland Security leadership and obtained by Rolling Stone. w/ @janawinter https://t.co/cjQE7LTDqp
— Andrea Marks (@andreaa_marks) June 21, 2023
The hope is that the vessel is trapped somewhere near the Titanic, which would make finding it much easier. However, there is a possibility that strong ocean currents could have swept the mini-submarine away, which would complicate the rescue mission. The Titanic wreckage lies on the ocean floor, around 13,000 feet deep, southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Rescuers are attempting to locate the exact origin of the rhythmic banging to try to make a quick intervention. Contact was lost last Sunday. With every passing moment, the amount of time that the crew members will have oxygen available ticks away.
Several U.S. military vessels have been mobilized in the search operation, as well as Canadian troops.
Although there has been no official confirmation, it was learned that the five passengers who traveled aboard the submersible to view the wreckage of the Titanic are Pakistani tycoon Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, Action Aviation President Hamish Harding, French adventurer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and Ocean Gate CEO Stockton Rush.
