To complicate things further, there is no equipment currently at the scene that can retrieve the crew if they are found alive. "We know there's about 40 hours of breathable air left based on that initial report," Frederick told reporters. Tuesday afternoon's update came as the clock continues to count down for the five people aboard the submersible, which is equipped with a 96-hour emergency supply of oxygen. Jamie Frederick of the 1st Coast Guard Response Department told reporters there has been no sign of the Titan - a seven-metre craft that went missing while diving to the Titanic. Once the equipment is unloaded, it will be sent 370 nautical miles, about 685 kilometres, southeast to the Titanic wreckage site.Ĭapt. The planes were met by several transport trucks. Three C-17 aircraft belonging to the U.S. Meanwhile, more equipment is on the way to the site of the Titanic to aid in the search off the Newfoundland coast. navy experts for further analysis which will be considered in future search plans," the coast guard said. "The data from the P-3 aircraft has been shared with our U.S. However, those searches "have yielded negativere sults but continue." The coast guard wrote on Twitter that a Canadian search aircraft had "detected underwater noises in the search area." Searchers then moved an underwater robot to that area to search. coast guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, though it offered a glimmer of hope for those lost aboard the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day's worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning. coast says guard says Canadian search aircraft detected "underwater noises" in search area.Ī Canadian military surveillance aircraft has detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.Ī statement from the U.S. Search continuing with OceanGate Expeditions leading underwater efforts.coast guard says extensive searches have turned up nothing. John's International Airport to transport the equipment to the Titanic wreckage site. Several transport trucks were also at St. John's on Tuesday, carrying gear that will be used in the search. The government and Boeing still need to iron out the details of the contract, officials said.Duration 1:20 Three aircraft belonging to the United States air force landed in St. The Air Force identified two options with the capability required for the presidential fleet: The 747-8 manufactured by Boeing in Washington state and the A380 manufactured by Airbus in Toulouse, France, according to the statement. The main differences between Air Force One and a regular 747 are state-of-the-art navigation, electronic and communications equipment, as well as the interior, which includes offices, a conference/dining room and living space for the president and first lady, according to Boeing's website. The first new Air Force One is expected to be delivered in 2018 and would be tested for five years before entering service in 2023, according to Bloomberg. These planes have a 30-year life span and the current set of Boeing 747-200's will reach the end of their life in 2017, according to BloombergBusiness. "The Boeing 747-8 is the only aircraft manufactured in the United States when fully missionized meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission, while reflecting the office of the president of the United States of America consistent with the national public interest." "The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols of the United States of America and the office of the president of the United States," Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said in the statement.
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