Sonar buoys deployed by a Canadian P-3 plane have detected underwater sounds and renewed the hope of the search team. The search for the missing Titanic tourist sub that disappeared near the 1912 wreckage of the Titanic has become a race against time.
With each passing moment, the limited oxygen supply onboard becomes more of a threat to the crew’s survival. As time slips away, experts estimate that only a day’s worth of oxygen may remain.
The US Navy experts are analyzing the underwater sounds picked up by the sonar buoys, hoping to pinpoint the vessel’s exact location. Crews, braving the harsh conditions of the remote North Atlantic, have been actively investigating the source of the noises.
The US Coast Guard has remained tight-lipped about the nature of the noises detected. An internal US government memo obtained by several media outlets revealed that banging sounds were heard at 30-minute intervals on Tuesday. And the underwater acoustic sonar buoys may be the last hope.
Sonar buoys hear banging sounds
Additional sonar scans conducted hours later confirmed the persistence of these sounds. Despite deploying remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), search teams have yet to find any further clues.
