Experts from the United States study the noises detected in the search area for the missing submarine

The US Coast Guard confirmed this Wednesday that they are studying the noises detected a few hours ago in the area where the submarine who was traveling to titanicdisappeared last Sunday with five people on board.

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In an interview with CBS News, Rear Admiral of the Coast Guard US, john maugerexplained that yesterday several sonar buoys deployed by planes detected “noise in the water”.

“We don’t know the source of that noise, but we have shared that information with Navy experts.”He explained that they are trying to “locate the source of these noises.”

Asked about how frequent it is to find sounds in the sea, Mauger specified that the area where the shipwrecked titanicis “an incredibly complex site” where “There is a lot of metal and different objects in the water.”

“That’s why it’s so important that Let’s Hire Navy Experts who understand the science behind the noise and can classify or give us better information about what the source of that noise may be.” insisted.

The rear admiral stated that “as long as there is a chance of survival” work will continue to try to locate the submersible, belonging to the company Ocean Gate Expeditionswho reported his disappearance to the authorities last Sunday.

Five people are on board: the Pakistani businessman shahzada dawoodhis son Suleman, the British explorer Hamish Hardingthe French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet and the CEO of Ocean Gate, Stockton Rush.

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The US Coast Guard An extensive search operation began on Sunday with the help of Canada to locate the device in an area located approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) from the Massachusetts Cape Cod. It could be on the surface or underwater, at a depth of up to 13,000 feet (about 4,000 meters).

In a press conference held on Tuesday, the captain of the Coast Guard Jamie Frederick He explained that the crew of the missing submersible only had 40 hours of oxygen left.

The ship had in its inner oxygen enough to keep the five crew members breathing for about 96 hours; but, as time passes, that figure is decreasing.

The remains of the titanicwhich sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, lie at a depth of around 3,800 meters and at a distance of approximately 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

The submersible, whose name is Titanand that it was towed by the ship “Polar Prince”, left on Friday from Saint John of Newfoundland (Canada) to the site of the sinking of the titanic.

Ocean Gate Expeditions is the only company that has a submarine capable of reaching the bottom of the ocean to see the remains of the titanic close up.

On its website, the company offers trips of eight days and seven nights to visit the remains of the titanicwith an approximate price of 250,000 dollars.

Source: Elcomercio

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