The search for the Titan submersible may require the use of special equipment to reach a depth at which few underwater vehicles can operate.
During its dive under the North Atlantic Ocean on Sunday morning, the 6.7 metre-long submersible lost contact with the Polar Prince, the research vessel that ferried the Titan some 640 kilometres from St. John's to the approximate location above the wreck site.
"Only a tiny percentage of the world's submarines operate that deeply," David Marquet, a former U.S. navy submarine commander, told CBC News, noting that even the U.S. military doesn't operate manned submarines that deep. The U.S. coast guard estimates the crew aboard the Titan has about 40 hours of oxygen left, as of 2:30 p.m. NT.
More than 48 hours into the ordeal, deep-water equipment — like ROVs — is only now arriving at the remote and vast search area.During a news briefing in Boston, U.S. coast guard Capt. Jamie Frederick said a nearby commercial pipe-laying vessel with ROV capability, the Deep Energy, arrived on Tuesday to support the search.
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