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
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
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Us what this rov is and what is it capable of? capable of? first of all, it is a research capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which - capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which was - capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which was in l research vessel which was in operation research vessel which was in operation west of the azores islands and was operation west of the azores islands and was relatively close to the titanic and was relatively close to the titanic location. fortunately, with the titanic location. fortunately, with lhe action titanic location. fortunately, with the action victor 6000 on board, but not operating this rov. so the operating team had to be brought to canada. operating team had to be brought to canada. sl operating team had to be brought to canada, stjohn s, by plane. and they canada, stjohn s, by plane. and lheyare canada, stjohn s, by plane. and they are
Submersible has less than a day s breathable oxygen, so they have got to find the sub and then figure out how to bring it up. that is an optimistic scenario. we don t know whether these signals are real. they may be spurious. whether these signals are real. they may be spuriou may be spurious. jonathan, thank ou. sta may be spurious. jonathan, thank yom stay there. may be spurious. jonathan, thank you. stay there, because - may be spurious. jonathan, thank you. stay there, because i - may be spurious. jonathan, thank you. stay there, because i want l may be spurious. jonathan, thank| you. stay there, because i want to get your take on what i m going to do now, to speak to the head of the unit for underwater systems at the french research institute for exploitation of the sea, the body that operates the underwater ship victor 6000. i think this has been sent from the port of toulon to operate its robot for the dive. tell