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Aboard the vessel were Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman, Stockton Rush (OceanGate’s chief executive and founder), and French submersible pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet.
According to emails reviewed by Rolling Stone and exchanged with the US Department of Homeland Security, a Canadian aircraft detected banging sounds at 30-minute intervals in the area where the submarine disappeared. However, it remains unclear when these noises were heard.
Coast Guard officials have confirmed that underwater noises were picked up by a plane, leading to the relocation of operations in order to determine their source. Unfortunately, as of early Wednesday, these efforts have not yielded any positive results.
Rescue crews will continue to analyze the data, which may be considered for future search plans in the deep Atlantic Ocean. The submersible was launched on Sunday but quickly lost contact with the surface.
Richard Garriot de Cayeux, President of The Explorers Club, shared a message on social media Tuesday night, expressing a sense of hope. In his statement, he mentioned having increased confidence based on field data that likely signs of life have been detected at the site.
Billionaire Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood (a 48-year-old UK-based board member of the Prince’s Trust charity), and his son Sulaiman Dawood (19 years old) are reported to be the individuals trapped in the submarine.
According to a memo from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the RCC Halifax launched a P8 Poseidon aircraft, equipped with underwater detection capabilities, which detected a contact near the distress position. The memo states that the P8 aircraft heard banging sounds in the area every 30 minutes. Several hours later, additional sonar was deployed, and the banging sounds persisted. However, the memo does not disclose the specific timing or cause of these sounds.
Garriot de Cayeux, representing The Explorers Club, expressed confidence in the experienced personnel and technology of the US Coast Guard. He stated that they believe the Coast Guard is making every possible effort with the available resources. Harding, one of the five men on the ship, is a founding member of the Board of Trustees for The Explorers Club.
The group claims to have direct lines of communication with Congress, the Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, and the White House, suggesting they have established channels to engage with relevant authorities.
According to a DHS announcement, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is collaborating with partner organizations to locate an underwater remote-operated vehicle that could potentially assist in the search.
A large-scale search operation is currently underway to locate the missing OceanGate submersible, the Titan, which lost contact with the mothership during its descent to the shipwreck on Sunday morning.
Rear Admiral John Mauger, involved in coordinating the search efforts, expressed the possibility that the submersible may be stuck. He mentioned that there is no equipment available on-site for conducting a survey of the ocean floor. Mauger stated, “There is a lot of debris, so locating it will be difficult. Right now, we’re focused on trying to locate it.”
Royal Navy Rear Admiral Chris Parry likened the conditions at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to being in space, highlighting the complete darkness and the presence of mud and other materials being stirred up. He explained that visibility is limited to about 20 feet with searchlights, and strong ocean currents can push the search efforts off course.
If the mini-submarine has lost power, leaving its passengers without functioning propellers, lights, or heating, they will be submerged in total darkness in temperatures around 3°C (37°F) as the ill-fated craft continues to roll along the seabed.
Renowned oceanographer and Titanic expert, David Gallo, expressed uncertainty about the submersible’s exact location. He raised questions about whether it is resting on the ocean floor, floating, or somewhere in the middle. The deep water, reaching depths of over two miles, creates an alien-like environment—sunless, frigid, and under high pressure.
The primary challenge lies in the fact that the submersible, Titan, has ceased transmitting signals, making it exceedingly difficult to locate. Under normal circumstances, it should emit a sonar “ping” (as radar and GPS do not function underwater) to its mothership, the Polar Prince, every 15 minutes. However, the last transmission occurred at 9:45 am on Sunday, approximately one hour and 45 minutes into the dive, when the submersible was directly above the Titanic.
Curiously, OceanGate Expeditions, the company responsible for organizing Titanic tours, took eight hours to alert the coastguard after the incident. The US Coast Guard was informed at 5:40 pm, and Canada’s Coast Guard was notified even later, at 9:13 pm.
Rescue teams have an estimated 96-hour window until Thursday morning to locate the vessel, considering the remaining oxygen supply on board.
