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
searching indeed, and they said experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. we have also heard that they are going to be holding a press availability in three hours time they will be discussing the findings of this remote operated vehicle that apparently came across the bri field. i m joined by our correspondent danjohnson. what more do we know? not much information being released at this point? information being released at this oint? ., , ~ information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , , information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , , ., point? know, but i think this is a significant point? know, but i think this is a significant update. point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it shows - point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it shows the l significant update. it shows the search significant upda
for the leverage of the titan to the surface. some of the specialist personnel involved in this operation know personally one of those missing aboard the titan and believe he can make a difference. translation: paul-henri nargeolet i has enough experience to explain l to other passengers that if they see a robot through the porthole, they re almost out of danger. an operation like this usually takes months to plan. this has been done in days. a vast and complex search in which every minute will count. well, that technology will indeed be crucial for search and rescue efforts, as we mentioned, the coastguard has said in the last few hours that two more of those remotely operated vehicles, those rovs have arrived stop again, the one attached to the canadian vessel and that french vessel as well, the victor at 6000, these are cutting edge technologies being used
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