global, where we bring you the top stories from around the world, starting with the huge certs to find five people on board a submersible gone missing in the north atlantic the huge search. within the past hour, the us coast guard has said that the vessel may only have a0 or a1 hours of breathable air left for the five people on board. ships and planes are scouring the ocean around 6a0 km off the coast of newfoundland in canada. the coastguard says the search area is as large as the us state of connecticut. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly a000 metres with beneath the surface. about an hour and a5 minutes, all contact was lost. captainjamie frederick minutes, all contact was lost. captain jamie frederick from the first coastguard district gave a news conference around an hour ago, where he recapped the status of the search efforts and detailed the plan for the next 2a hours. l’ll search efforts and detailed the plan for the next 24 hours. for the next 24 hou
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
than 100 years after it sank, the titanic still holds a fascination for scientists, explorers and interests. the first ever tour to the wreckage was by the titan many sub in july the wreckage was by the titan many sub injuly 2021. there have been several trips since, but this latest voyage is the first to have gone so wrong, and there are several factors that are making it so hard to find. the first is the ragged nature of the ocean floor, which might mean the ocean floor, which might mean the submarine is hidden in a canyon. it s my wreck on the ocean then is unmanned. second is the depth of water, and currents might have made the submarine draught. the third is the submarine draught. the third is the pressure at that depth may mean other detection equipment cannot find it or get down that far. the roblem find it or get down that far. the problem for find it or get down that far. the problem for the find it or get down that far. the problem for the search team is that ti
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you ll see here first on the story. first, this is an incredible frightening story playing out right now. the clock is ticking. 72 hours to go and counting for the long titanic submersible. the adventure tourist vehicle, which we believe has five individuals on it. we have the identity of one of them. we ll talk about this in just a moment. they lost contact with their home base several hours ago. they were supposed to be down there for six hours and return last night. now, as i said, the race is on to find these people. several government agencies are involved, private entities searching the vast ocean. you can see where the titanic is resting on the floor of the ocean and where this mission went from to take these eco tourists down there, these adventure tourists to see the wreckage up close. it s an extraordinary opportunity. the company that does this is called oceangate expeditions. they use a sub like this. you can see the man at the front of it. it s compared to the