In this photograph released by Action Aviation, the submersible Titan is set to dive into the Atlantic Ocean on an expedition to the Titanic on Sunday, June 18, 2023. An air and sea search continues today in the remote area of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that went missing during a dive on the wreckage of the Titanic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Action Aviation via AP
A Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noise during its search for a lost sub near the wreck of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the Canadian military plane’s detection of noise while looking for the missing submersible has caused search efforts to be relocated in an effort to find the source of the sound.
There is no word on exactly what the sounds detected could indicate, but rescuers are racing to find the vessel, carrying five people, before the air supply runs out, as early as Thursday morning.
The news has offered up a glimmer of hope that the sub and its crew can be rescued after losing contact days ago during its descent to the wreck of the ill-fated luxury liner, which sank in 1912.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2023.
