hello and welcome to the programme broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the news that the search for the oceangate submersible in the north atlantic is over. the us coast guard has confirmed that the vessel suffered a catastrophic loss of pressure and there are no survivors. the five people on board were on a mission to view the wreck of the titanic. rescue experts say that the tail cone of the vessel has been spotted on the sea bed, not far from the wreck. much of the rescue effort was coordinated in boston, where we can join our correspondent carl nasman. carl, thank you so much forjoining us on the show. we are starting to hear some other developments coming out of the navy. what have they had to say? we are, these are developments that might help us piece together the timing of when this catastrophe might have taken place. this is being reported by our partners in cbs news and they say the us navy detected, quote, an acoustic anomaly con
coastguard. it is only one line but it is sufficient for them to put it out and they have not been doing that to the course of the last few days so i suspect that is significant, but the detail also is very significant and certainly it is pushing back, normally when they talk to us and update us they give themselves more time to actually analyse what they have actually found. absolutely right and we have been waiting for this information all morning essentially. this urgent search has been going on for a few days now. every day the coastguard has been updating reporters and the press in the afternoon, but this particular press conference is going to be crucial because they will hopefully release more details on what those rovs remote operated vehicles have indeed discovered near the site of the titanic. i want to bring it our reporter carl because he has been here for a few days following all of this. you are at the press conference yesterday as well. they were really looking
minister for a state visit. looking at pictures there now, india of course a critical ally to the united states at a time when relations with china are more strained. and then in the north atlantic ocean, a final push to findsubmersible, the big question this hour, have they run out of air. and we want to begin with that story, the critical deadline in the search for that submersible with five people on board that went missing on a voyage to the titanic. the u.s. coast guard estimates that oxygen may have run out as two new search vessels arrived this morning. we want to go right to tom costello. bring us up to date, where are we on search efforts this morning? reporter: absolutely. and from boston coast guard command center, here s the latest. we are now well past that 96-hour window when they thought air might start to just simply be gone, that it might be exhausted inside that sub. keep in mind, the sub went into the water sunday morning 8:00 a.m. or so, and so now we
operated vehicle from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, a proximally 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the predator pressure chamber. upon this determination, we immediately notified to the families. 0n determination, we immediately notified to the families. on behalf of the united states coastguard and the entire unified command, i offer my deepest condolences to the families. i can only imagine what this has been like for them, and i hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time. additionally, we ve been in close contact with the british and french consul general to ensure they are fully apprised, and that their concerns are being addressed. the outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been robus
hello and welcome to the programme. coastguards are intensifyng the search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the titanic in the north atlantic, as estimates suggest the five men on board could run out of oxygen in less than 20 hours. more surface vessels and remotely operated submarines arejoining in and the rescue area has widened. the us coast guard has confirmed that more tapping noises were picked up by a canadian team overnight, but locating them is proving extremely difficult. 0ur news correspondent carl nasman is in boston and has been telling me about the search. it s taking shape and it s taking on some new urgency as well with that confirmation that we are getting that some sort of noise or sounds were detected by canadian search teams. this was on tuesday, even into wednesday morning. we still don t know exactly what or who were making these sounds or even the exact location. but what it s also doing is giving these search teams a glimmer of hope. my coll