Then his team began what he calls “mowing the lawn,” traversing the grid back and forth, back and forth. A French research vessel carrying a deep-sea diving robot slowed down as it reached the search area for a missing submersible that was exploring the wreck of the Titanic, according to the Marine. Nargeolet was a 77-year-old former French navy commander known as “Mr Titanic”. (Video. The human remains of the five passengers killed in the Titanic submarine face the risk of "cross contamination of animals", an expert has claimed. Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. OceanGate, the company behind the missing Titanic sub, has said they believe the crew have "sadly been lost. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into why the submersible imploded during its June 18 descent. Nicola Slawson. US media, citing internal US government memos. m. The RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people aboard, lies about 900 miles (1,450 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 400. Before the US Coast Guard said on Thursday, June 22 that a ‘catastrophic implosion. Rescuers need to find the submarine in less than 24 hours, says Tim Taylor, Ocean explorer and chief executive of Tiburon Subsea. In 1988, while making “The Abyss,” about a drowned nuclear submarine, Cameron learned to operate a remotely piloted submersible. The crew have between 70 to 96 hours of air, officials overseeing the search attempt believe. Coast Guard officials in Boston are helping to coordinate the search for a submersible that went missing Sunday morning during a dive to bring five people deep beneath the. The vessel imploded while making a journey to the wreck of the Titanic. By Marisa Iati. The search area is 900 miles off the U. This image shows the start of the RMS Titanic Expedition Mission 5 on June 18, 2023. A large debris field containing five major pieces of the vessel were spotted by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) scouring the seabed near the Titanic wreck site 400 miles south of St John’s. Titan has suffered a 'catastrophic implosion'. S. June 22, 2023. Investigators from the team boarded the Polar Prince - the ship that took Titan to its journey to the site of the Titanic remains - to ‘collect information from the vessel’s voyage data. Update 6:25 a. The U. Following an urgent race to recover a 22-foot submersible that held five men on board to see the Titanic. S. . (Paul Daly/The. S. By air and sea, rescue crews on Monday were racing to find five people in a submersible that went missing on Sunday just hours into a dive about 900 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of. June. BBC News. Coast Guard officials say they've detected 'underwater noises' in search for missing sub; The company that sent a tourist submersible to the Titanic wreck has faced. He added that officials were working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can reach a depth of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) to the site at the earliest. UPDATED with latest: The U. I went on the Titanic submarine — it was a suicide mission; 9. David Marquet, a former submarine captain, described Wednesday what he imagines the five passengers are experiencing in the Titan submersible. The 21-foot submersible and its five-person. The search continues for the submersible carrying five people to see the Titanic wreckage. The huge search for a missing submersible vessel near the wreck of the Titanic has entered a critical stage, as fears mount over the oxygen levels that may be on board. ET, June 21, 2023. By Alex Sundby. The U. Coast Guard, under a treaty governing ocean rescues, led the effort to find the submersible. This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. Harris - who became the youngest ever person to dive to the site of the Titanic in 2005, aged 13 - said it's his belief that the OceanGate sub, named Titan, most likely imploded during its initial descent to the ocean floor. Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Navy submarine captain David Marquet who explained how a possible rescue could be carried out. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than. He was. S. US media, citing internal US government memos. Oxygen levels. He was. EDT. Parts of the tourist submersible that imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, killing five people, have been seen for the first time since the incident. The Titan submarine tragedy turned our feeds into a morbid circus The hunt for Oceangate’s missing vessel swept up meme artists, amateur sleuths, and the Titanic obsessed By Allegra Rosenberg. The leader of the search team which found the wreckage of the Titan gave a new update on the doomed rescue operation. The wreckage. The U. S. The search for a missing Titanic tourist submersible is now in an area roughly two times the size of Connecticut and 2. Primary Menu SectionsFAST FACTS. Officials determined a "catastrophic implosion" killed the five people aboard the Titan vessel after starting its dive to view the Titanic wreckage site. Officials announced on June 22 that the submersible had imploded and all five people on board were dead. U. A co-founder of the company whose missing submersible is believed to have run out of oxygen remained hopeful for the five people aboard — saying he believes “the. As the search for a missing OceanGate submarine intensifies, an indie game called Iron Lung which is a short tale of piloting a tiny submarine with rudimentary tech through an ocean of blood on an alien moon, has seen a spike in sales. Ballard set up a search grid for Argo based on his estimate of the size of the Titanic’s debris field. Missing Submersible. The excursion was. A search and rescue mission was underway Monday for a. , officials said. An Indonesian military spokesman said officials would push the search hard in the hours before the navy has calculated that oxygen aboard the sub will run out – estimated at about 3 a. The search for the Titan, which went missing Sunday after it e mbark ed on a mission to survey the wreckage of the Titanic. The Teamsters Union warned that a U. -wide strike is imminent if the United Parcel Service (UPS) doesn't come to an agreement with the uni. Photo / OceanGate Just the ascent from the bottom is two-three hours. Four months after the submersible Titan imploded during a deep-sea mission toward the wreck of the Titanic, the Coast Guard has recovered the. Primary Menu SectionsFAST FACTS. A four-ton robot from France called the Victor 6000 has arrived at the site of the search and rescue for the Titan submersible that went missing on Sunday. Rescuers have rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site. m. The five-person Titan submersible’s dives to the Titanic, more than two miles below the sea surface, are aimed at documenting the condition of the wreck on an annual basis. The US coast guard searched more than 13,000 square kilometres last night in the hunt for the missing sub that was heading for the Titanic wreckage. Coast Guard officials announced they found debris they. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday, following the arrival of the ship Horizon Arctic carrying debris from the. Marquet said he imagines the. Missing Titanic submarine: Timeline of how the deep-sea tragedy unfolded 06:03 , Graeme Massie Five crew members are presumed to be dead after the Titan submarine suffered a ‘catastrophic. . As crews scour the Atlantic Ocean for the missing submersible, the U. S. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. A remotely operated vehicle capable of pulling the vessel - which takes tourists to the Titanic shipwreck - out of the Atlantic Ocean has been waiting to leave an airport. The leader of the search team which found the wreckage of the Titan gave a new update on the doomed rescue operation. EDT | Published June 21, 2023 at 1:15 p. The accelerating search efforts came as an updated prediction by the Coast Guard said the Titan submersible was likely to run out of oxygen roughly around 7 a. S. A+. At the end, they would pass out and hopefully, be lulled. A Coast Guard official said on June 22 that a “catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber” resulted in five people dying aboard the Titan submersible. Commercial ships are also involved and one has sonar. It sank to the bottom of the ocean, and more than. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. “It is with profound grief that we announced the passing of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood,” the family said. Three more vessels arrived Wednesday to join the international effort to find the missing submersible. Authorities say the sub's oxygen supply will likely run out by Thursday. Speaking at a news. M. Missing Submersible. In 1988, while making “The Abyss,” about a drowned nuclear submarine, Cameron learned to operate a remotely piloted submersible. m. A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a. S. The vessel that went missing Sunday in the North Atlantic while exploring the Titanic’s wreckage is a submersible not a submarine, and there is a key difference By The Associated Press June 20. Speaking at a news. Fuck that. Sunday, June 18: ‘Discover something truly extraordinary’. S. The Coast. But experts. EDT June 21: Crews have searched an area twice the size of the state of Connecticut and 2. Navy Capt. Titan submersible implosion Date 18 June 2023 Location North Atlantic Ocean, near the wreck of Titanic Coordinates 41°43′42″N 49°56′32″W / 41. Georgia ties for man aboard missing Titanic sub. Titanic, triggering a search by the Coast Guard that lasted about five. m. " A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the mid Atlantic after a tourist submarine went missing during a dive to Titanic's wreck on Sunday. June 22, 2023. Government agencies, the US and Canadian navies and commercial deep-sea firms are helping the rescue operation, officials said. By Marlene Lenthang. Titan submersible pilot, crew dead after ‘catastrophic implosion’. It lost contact with the Polar Prince, the support ship that transported the vessel to the site, 1 hour and 45 minutes into its descent, officials said. S. Coast Guard said it's searching in the area where underwater noise was detected. By Marisa Iati. The Titanic tourist submersible that vanished on a trip to the 112-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean has run out of oxygen, according to officials' estimate. MORE: Submersible on Titanic tour reported missing off Newfoundland with 5 people aboard. Missing Titanic Submersible. S. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%. Officials announced on June 22 that the. EDT Thursday. EDT June 23: The family of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood family has issued a statement after officials announced the deaths of five people who were aboard OceanGate’s submersible. Five people on board the tourist submarine that disappeared on an expedition to explore the Titanic shipwreck over the. Marquet said he imagines the. More than 1500 people died. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2224 passengers and crew on board. A search and rescue operation has been launched to track the submersible. 11, 2023, 5:36 AM PDT. local. Updated June 21, 2023 at 2:11 p. local. Coast Guard said a debris field was found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic, and the critical 96-hour mark. An underwater "debris field" was found Thursday hours after the Canadian Horizon Arctic. OceanGate, the tour company, has said. Officials said in a statement that they are. Five people on board the tourist submarine that disappeared on an expedition to explore the Titanic shipwreck over the. The submersible can also carry a payload. Search operations began later that day. A French research vessel carrying a deep-sea diving robot slowed down as it reached the search area for a missing submersible that was exploring the wreck of the Titanic, according to the Marine. C-130 aircraft were searching the surface and two P-8 planes that use sonar to find submarines were part of the search efforts, Mauger said. A. S. A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that. THE youngest person ever to dive the wreck site of the Titanic has revealed the "violent" and merciless conditions the five people aboard a missing submarine will have had to endure to survive. Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. More than 1500 people died. Families of victims who perished in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic have questioned the moral aspect of an expedition tour to the wreckage that is now lost at sea. The submarine is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen. It sank to the bottom of the ocean, and more than. Retired U. Then, in 1995, before he had even written the “Titanic. Harding, the owner of Action Aviation, is one of five people aboard the missing Titan submersible, which is the focus of a search in the North Atlantic. "The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. S. Ret. S. What we know about the 5 men who were aboard the wrecked Titan sub. It’s unclear where or how deep the Titan was when the implosion occurred, but the Titanic wreck sits nearly 13,000 feet (or almost 4,000 meters) below sea level. The Coast. Missing Titanic Submersible. 5 miles deep. The five-person crew was dropped into the ocean in their 22-foot long submersible vessel, the Titan, around 8am EST the submersible was launched, according to the US Coast Guard. According to the news outlet, the company. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%. The frantic search to find the missing Titanic tourist submersible expanded "exponentially" Wednesday as crews canvassed a surface area twice the size of Connecticut and 2. Coast Guard officials on. Authorities say the sub's oxygen supply will likely run out by Thursday. (AP) More than two miles under the sea, off the remote coast of Newfoundland, sits the skeleton of a ship that has captured the public. Relatives of Titanic victims criticise dark tourism of submersible tours. Canadian officials said research icebreaker ship Polar Prince, which transported the Titan, had conducted surface searches with help from a Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft. m. UPS has suspended several services in China. 5 miles deep in an effort to find the Titan, Coast Guard officials said. At the site of the Titanic wreck, roughly 900. Canadian officials said research icebreaker ship Polar Prince, which transported the Titan, had conducted surface searches with help from a Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft. . Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time, officials said, as tributes from around the world. The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time, officials said, as tributes. FULL STORY: Imploded Titanic submarine seen for first time as pieces recovered up from sea floor. The dreadful saga of the missing Titanic submersible is finally drawing to a close. The U. . M. What we know so far. ‘We Need to Have Hope’: More Ships Join Search. A vast multinational search for five people who had descended to view the wreckage of the sunken R. The debris was found off the bow of the sunken Titanic, officials said. The Titanic lay largely intact at a depth of 12,000 feet off the coast of St. More On: missing titanic sub. ‘We Need to Have Hope’: More Ships Join Search. All five people on-board the missing submersible Titan are believed to have died in a “catastrophic implosion”. The RMS Titanic has been underwater for more than 100 years, lying about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. 11, 2023, 5:36 AM PDT. S. The search for the Titan, which went missing Sunday after it e mbark ed on a mission to survey the wreckage of the Titanic. Coast Guard said Thursday. It lost contact with the Polar Prince, the support ship that transported the vessel to the site, 1 hour and 45 minutes into its descent, officials said. After days of search and rescue efforts, U. S. The missing Titanic-bound tourist submersible has about 41 hours of breathable oxygen left – and even if the vessel is located, it would pose a “challenging” rescue operation, the US Coast. John. Soon after that deadline passed, officials announced a “debris field” had been found in the search area. Updated: Jun 22, 2023 / 05:31 PM CDT. Jun 20, 2023 at 4:58 AM EDT. US media, citing internal US government memos. What we know about the 5 men who were aboard the wrecked Titan sub. The wreck of the Titanic, a British ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people, lies on the seabed at a depth of about 12,500 feet. The search for a missing submersible took a bleak turn on June 22 when the U. Coast Guard said a debris field was found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic, and the critical 96-hour mark. Banging noises were heard Tuesday, but time is. All five passengers aboard the missing Titan submersible have died following a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," the U. (Video. Five people were in the submersible, which lost contact with a surface vessel on Sunday morning, the Coast Guard said. BBC News. S. US court documents. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard ship arrives in the harbor of St. A sub that went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic has less than 40 hours of breathable air left. Shortly before 17:00 BST on Thursday the US Coast Guard said that a debris field had been found by the Horizon Arctic's remotely operated vehicle. Titan sub typically seats fiveBy Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder. (AP) More than two miles under the sea, off the. It has a 96-hour bottled oxygen supply, as of roughly 6am Sunday local time, according to David Concannon, an adviser to trip operator OceanGate, which would in theory last. A USCG spokesperson said the debris field was 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic. Titanic director Mr Cameron said on 22 June that he too had known the fate of the five inside the sub just hours into the rescue mission. The dayslong search for Titan has come to a devastating end as officials turn their focus to what caused the "catastrophic implosion" believed to have killed the five people onboard. S. 2023. 8:36 p. CNN —. The Titanic sits beyond United States territorial waters, but the U. National Missing submersible: Rescuers race to find Titan after detecting underwater noises The 21-foot vessel, which is named Titan, lost communication with its. 04:00, Ariana Baio. and OceanGate Expeditions, a related company that led the Titan’s dives to the Titanic, is registered in the Bahamas. It lost contact with the Polar Prince, the support ship that transported the vessel to the site, 1 hour and 45 minutes into its descent, officials said. All five passengers on the Titan submersible that vanished during a mission to explore the Titanic wreckage were killed when the vessel endured a “catastophic implosion” deep in the ocean. 26 billion worldwide. All five passengers aboard the missing Titan submersible have died following a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," the U. A massive search operation is underway in an area twice the size of Connecticut for the submersible that went missing Sunday — as officials fear there’s less than a day’s worth of oxygen. What happens to a corpse at the depths being discussed in relation to the Titan sub? We can’t dismiss the possibility we won’t find the submarine for the next several decades. EDT Thursday. When the former employee raised concerns that OceanGate could potentially be violating a US law relating to Coast Guard inspections directly to Rush, the CEO outright dismissed them, the former. from a Canadian research icebreaker named the Polar Prince. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2,224 passengers and crew on board. Metal wreckage from the Titan sub was. Coast Guard officials. "Sunday, June 18. If the Titan and its five-person crew did arrive at the Titanic wreck, they will be located 3,800 metres (12,500ft) below the surface on the seabed – too deep for most ROVs to reach. 72833; -49. Left: On September 1, 1985, underwater explorer Robert Ballard located the world's most famous shipwreck. 5 aboard Titanic tourist sub are dead after ‘catastrophic implosion’. Officials estimated the sub had 40 hours of "breathable air" left Tuesday. Updated: Jun 22, 2023 / 05:31 PM CDT. The pieces included a large, white section of curved metal appearing to show the outer casing of the 21-ft Titan submersible. S. OceanGate's Titan submersible is made of carbon fibre and titanium. It is unknown how many or if any are on board. The five people who were aboard a submersible that went missing while on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic did. US News Reporter. David Marquet says crews would need to locate the vessel then bring it to the surface to unlatch it. A search-and-rescue operation is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for a small submarine that went missing while taking tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic. Navy submarine Capt. BBC News. Tour firm OceanGate said all options were being explored to rescue the five people. June 22 (Reuters) - The five people aboard a submersible visiting the wreck of the Titanic died after a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber, U. CNN —. Oct. Three more vessels arrived Wednesday to join the international effort to find the missing submersible. An international search for a missing submersible took a tragic turn Thursday when the vessel was found scattered in pieces in icy darkness on the ocean floor. US Coast Guard officials said five major pieces of debris from the OceanGate vessel were found 1,600 feet from the 1912 shipwreck. Investigation broadens into Titanic-bound sub implosion as questions mount over craft's safety. June 22, 2023 · 3 min read. Officials say debris found on Thursday morning near the wreckage of the Titanic belongs to the submersible that disappeared on a $250,000-a-head trip to the site on Sunday, confirming a. It initially had 96. m. It lost contact with the Polar Prince, the support ship that transported the vessel to the site, 1 hour and 45 minutes into its descent, officials said. “The sub is designed to hold five people. OceanGate Expeditions ’ Titan sub was equipped with enough oxygen to last the five men on board for four days – 96 hours – in the event of an emergency. Titanic submersible imploded: What we know about the vessel, including those killed on board. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2224 passengers and crew on board. Back to homepage / Americas Race against time to find missing Titanic wreck sub with 5 on board. The Titan is the submersible that was on the lookout for the Titanic, an ocean liner that met its tragic fate on April 15, 1912, when it sank in the North Atlantic following a collision with an iceberg. The US Coast Guard has confirmed that a Canadian P-3 aircraft detected "underwater noises" in a search area for the missing Titanic sub. The U. After days of searching for the submersible that went missing in the Atlantic Ocean as it transported five people to view the. The search for a missing Titanic tourist submersible is now in an area roughly two times the size of Connecticut and 2. What we know so far. The debris was located about 1,600 feet away from the wreckage of the Titanic. OceanGate. Five people who were on a sub that went missing during a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic did not survive, the company that. One hour and 45. When a submarine hull collapses, it moves inward at about 1,500 miles per hour - that’s 2,200 feet per second. Officials have said the vessel had a 96-hour oxygen supply, giving them a deadline of early Thursday morning to find and raise the Titan. m. A remotely operated vehicle capable of pulling the vessel - which takes tourists to the Titanic shipwreck - out of the Atlantic Ocean has been waiting to leave an airport. Submarine Titan, which began its journey to the Titanic wreck site, situated at a depth of 12,500 feet in the Atlantic Ocean, lost contact after nearly two hours on Sunday. Missing Titanic tourist sub experienced ‘catastrophic’ implosion, Coast Guard says. The dreadful saga of the missing Titanic submersible is finally drawing to a close. BOSTON —. 23. Here's what we know. Nation Jun 28, 2023 7:13 PM EST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U. Rescuers searching for submersible that went missing on expedition to Titanic wreckage 02:58. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. 5 miles deep, officials say. Coast Guard shared that "a debris field was discovered within the search. S. m. 04:00, Ariana Baio. EDT. EDT June 23: The family of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood family has issued a statement after officials announced the deaths of five people who were aboard OceanGate’s submersible. Good morning. June 20, 2023 at 4:13 p. Contact with the small sub was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, the US Coast Guard said. 1. Debris from the imploded Titan submersible was recovered from the ocean floor last weekThe submersible vessel, called the Titan, went missing on Sunday after officials said contact was lost with those on board about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the vessel’s dive. Saved Stories. M. The five-day search for a missing submarine and its five passengers came to a tragic end Thursday in the same icy, unforgiving depths of the Atlantic that claimed the Titanic 111 years ago. Details of the. The film went on to win 11 Oscars and gross more than $2. A massive search operation has been launched to find a submersible with five people on board that went missing during a trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic, officials said Monday. Titanic director Mr Cameron said on 22 June that he too had known the fate of the five inside the sub just hours into the rescue mission. More On: missing titanic sub. Since the Titan submersible imploded, killing five people aboard, the subject of extreme tourism has been. Update 6:25 a. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. A flood of jokes and memes about the missing Titanic submarine on social media has been met with outrage. S. All five passengers on missing Titanic submersible dead after catastrophic implosion. The U. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into why the submersible imploded during its June 18 descent. A former employee of OceanGate - the company that operates the missing Titan submersible - warned of potential safety problems with the vessel as far back as 2018. m. The U. The Titan submersible first went missing on Sunday, June 18, after it departed on a trip bound for the wreckage of the R. The five men who were aboard the Titan were declared dead on Thursday after search and rescue crews found evidence the. A French research vessel carrying a deep-sea diving robot slowed down as it reached the search area for a missing submersible that was exploring the wreck of the Titanic, according to the Marine. OpenGate expeditions' submarines. Expert: "You sign a waiver," it outlines all. Debris recovered from Titan sub implosion 00:21. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday, following the arrival of the ship Horizon Arctic carrying debris from the Titan submersible. and Canadian coast guards were. Frank Owen, a former commander of the Australian Navy and ex-director of its submarine escape and rescue project, told BBC. 29, 1973, Mr. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. International rescue crews are racing against the clock in search of a missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean with five occupants believed to be on board. Search operations began later that day. The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912. Reuters. S. M. The debris was found off the bow of the sunken Titanic, officials said. David Concannon said that he is assisting government officials as rescuers race against time to find the five passengers aboard the Oceangate Titanic submarine Andrea Blanco , Rachel Sharp. A British rescue mission to locate a missing submarine has been "blocked by US officials" despite there being just hours until the five passengers onboard run out of oxygen. m. US authorities have confirmed the loss of the submersible Titan, which went missing during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic nearly a week ago. The comments suggest the vessel never reached the seafloor but rather experienced a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure during its descent. Summary. The challenges of finding a submarine at the bottom of the oceans are immense here . Navy analyzed its acoustic data.