BOSTON, Mass – The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday a remote-operated vehicle discovered a “debris field” near the Titanic wreckage site where a submersible went missing.
It is not clear if the debris field is connected to the missing submersible, but the Coast Guard said “experts within the unified command are evaluating the information.”
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More resources arrived at the remote area of the Atlantic Ocean where crews have been desperately searching for the Titan submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions.
The Ann Harvey and Motor Vessel Horizon Arctic, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), arrived in the search area early Thursday morning. The Horizon Arctic and the French vessel L’Atalante deployed their ROVs to the ocean floor, the Coast Guard said.
“With respect to the noises, specifically, we don’t know what they are, to be frank with you,” Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said at a briefing Wednesday.
Coast Guard officials had previously estimated that oxygen inside the submersible could run out at some point Thursday. There is no exact estimate of how much oxygen remains.
