Hopes are rising for the crew of a submarine which has gone missing while diving down to the Titanic wreck. Rescue teams are racing against the breathable air clock after noises were detected from the search area for the missing deep-sea vessel near the wreck site of the Titanic.
The submersible, named Titan, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, during a voyage to the shipwreck off the coast of Canada. The Titan has five people on board, including British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding, and the 6.7m (22ft) long OceanGate Expeditions vessel may have as little as 24 hours of oxygen left.
The US Coastguard today said it had detected noises in the area which has been taken as a positive sign. After that was announced The Explorers’ Club, of which Mr Harding is a founding member, shared an upbeat message on Wednesday morning.
