there was a banging noise at 30 minute intervals, but searches so far have produced no results. those on board, three of them british, have only a day s supply of oxygen left. jessica parker reports from boston. we have been hearing from the us coast guard following these developments overnight that the sonar technology, these sonar buoys that have been dropped onto the surface of the ocean, have picked up some noises. us media reported it as sounds of banging. the coastguard are describing it as noises that they don t know the source of at the moment. they re also saying there is a lot of metal around the titanic wreckage site area, but they re going to pass what they ve found on to experts in the us navy, and they re redirecting these unmanned robots that are making dives in the area around the site, which is about 900 miles from where we are here on the north american east coast, and they re going to redirect those robots to make dives in the place where those sounds were
Of tinrine be necessary. that is another factor of timing. and then a rescue salvage operation of timing. and then a rescue salvage operation would take a certain number operation would take a certain number of hours before the submersible could be lifted to the surface submersible could be lifted to the surface. so there are a lot of limiting surface. so there are a lot of limiting factors in this process. how limiting factors in this process. how hopeful are you that this rescue mission is going to end successfully? to mission is going to end successfully? mission is going to end successfull ? ., , ., , ., successfully? to be honest, i don t like the question successfully? to be honest, i don t like the question of successfully? to be honest, i don t like the question of looking - successfully? to be honest, i don t like the question of looking at - like the question of looking at probabilities. there is a chance, and we probabilities. there is a chance, and we have
A scientific the titanic wreckage site. victor is a scientific rov. in the uk national oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov. oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov, which is a similar tool. the atalante was two days away from the wreckage, and that was why it made the wreckage, and that was why it made sense to send it to the titanic made sense to send it to the titanic. there are other vessels around, titanic. there are other vessels around, but this is a chance to have around, but this is a chance to have a deep around, but this is a chance to have a deep sea around, but this is a chance to have a deep sea rov on site in this race against a deep sea rov on site in this race against time to assist and help in the recovery of the titan submersible. the recovery of the titan submersible. ., , submersible. and when it does get there, is ill-equipped submersible. and when it does get there, is ill-equipped to submersible. and when it does get there, is il
Was up to three kilometres long on the edge, how long would it take you if you were at walking pace? so they need to find a good fix from these signals, if they are real. then they give the rovs a fighting chance of being able to see that sub on the sea floor and then figure out a way of bringing it up. sea floor and then figure out a way of bringing it up of bringing it up. thank you. earlier, of bringing it up. thank you. earlier. i of bringing it up. thank you. earlier, i spoke of bringing it up. thank you. earlier, i spoke to of bringing it up. thank you. earlier, i spoke to a - of bringing it up. thank you. | earlier, i spoke to a historian of bringing it up. thank you. - earlier, i spoke to a historian and author of nine titanic books. he is known to one of the missing men. they wait for decades, he and paul henry nargeolet. he said he is optimistic about the situation. sadly, now we hear this knocking or whatever it is. but the ocean is large and it could come from anywhe