three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that massive hunt for the missing submersible in the north atlantic which is now in a critical phase. fears are growing for the five people onboard the missing vessel, which lost contact, during a descent to the wreck of the titanic. it s thought the oxygen supply on board may have run out. but the us coast guard insists it remains focused on finding the crew alive. we were told they were certain the crew would have slows their consumption of oxygen, extending the time available for the rescue. the search area has been doubled in size, and a french ship with a robot that can reach the sea bed is on site. live now to boston where sumi somaskanda has been following the story hello matthew. that is right. this is a massive search, and you have to understand that the ships and aircraft on site at the moment are scarring an area of around 10,000 square miles. they are also trying to loo
aircraft on site at the moment are scarring an area of around 10,000 square miles. they are also trying to look down to into the ocean floor. that might be where they could find a vessel. there are ships and aircraft on hand, and as you said, new vessels have arrived. i want to bring in danjohnson, a correspondent who has been looking into this and hearing from the coastguard and updates. what are they saying about where this search and rescue missions dans? that messaue and rescue missions dans? that message from and rescue missions dans? that message from the and rescue missions dans? that message from the us and rescue missions dans? that message from the us coast guard this morning message from the us coast guard this morning is message from the us coast guard this morning is that this is still an active morning is that this is still an active search and rescue operation and there active search and rescue operation and there is active search and rescue operation and t
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that submersible has been lost and lives were that submersible has been lost and lives were lost with it instantly, or something went wrong and it s on to the or something went wrong and it s on to the bottom, and those five men have to the bottom, and those five men have survived, that initial impact and need have survived, that initial impact and need rescuing. that may be why time is and need rescuing. that may be why time is running out. the other possibility time is running out. the other possibility is that some sort of truth possibility is that some sort of bulk developed, but the sub was able to get bulk developed, but the sub was able to get to bulk developed, but the sub was able to get to the surface, and that is why there to get to the surface, and that is why there are still plain searching and scanning the surface at that part of and scanning the surface at that part of the atlantic, seeing if they may he part of the atlantic, seeing if they may he on
three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that massive hunt for the missing submersible in the north atlantic which is now in a critical phase. fears are growing for the five people onboard the missing vessel, which lost contact, during a descent to the wreck of the titanic. it s thought the oxygen supply on board may have run out. but the us coast guard insists it remains focused on finding the crew alive. we were told they were certain the crew would have slows their consumption of oxygen, extending the time available for the rescue. the search area has been doubled in size, and a french ship with a robot that can reach the sea bed is on site. live now to boston where sumi somaskanda has been following the story hello matthew. that is right. this is a massive search, and you have to understand that the ships and