The Titan submersible from OceanGate| Photo: Disclosure
The United States Coast Guard announced Thursday (22) that wreckage has been found in the region near the remains of the Titanic where rescue teams are searching for the missing submarine with five people on board.
The Coast Guard said on Twitter that “a debris field was discovered in the search area near the Titanic”.
Experts from the US and Canada, gathered at an operations coordination center in Boston, are now trying to determine what the debris is and if it has anything to do with the missing submersible.
The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Thursday to provide further details.
The search for the Titan submersible, which disappeared last Sunday while attempting to reach the Titanic wreck, is intense, although the Coast Guard estimates the craft may have run out of oxygen.
Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said in an interview with NBC on Thursday that search and rescue operations are continuing as more hightech ships and medical personnel join the operation.
On Tuesday, the Coast Guard Rear Admiral said the submersible had only had 40 hours of oxygen, so the limit on that oxygen would end this morning.
In addition, the crew has limited food rations. The searches will be conducted by US, Canadian, French and UK forces and agents, including aircraft, boats and underwater drones.