Titanic wreck: New crash sounds

Desperation mounts to find the tourist submarine Titan, which has gone missing while trying to reach its wreck Titanic. The US Coast Guard reported hearing new noises during the search.

These sounds keep some hope alive, but no one can say for sure if they were actually coming from the submarine or other ships in the area. OceanGate’s Titan surveys, the BBC reports, with a surface area twice the size of Connecticut. Rescue teams reached a depth of 4 km.

Canadian Air Force planes and motorized vehicles are involved in the investigations. Unmanned French robot Victor, a French robot that can dive to depths of 6,000 metres, may be the last hope to save the passengers of the tourist submarine. It is estimated that the crew members have less than 20 hours of oxygen.

Wreck of the Titanic: French robot Victor, Titan’s last hope

The machine that could pull him to the surface

It may look like a huge coil of rope, but what it can do is very important.

This is the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System (FADOSS) which is used by the US Navy.

There is a FADOSS currently in Saint John awaiting an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) so it can be deployed to the search area.

A US Navy official told the BBC that the FADOSS is attached to a ship’s deck at one end, and then the other end is attached to a ROV, which is diving deep into the ocean.

It is strong enough to lift 27,000 kg and can dive to a depth of more than 6 km.

The deepest retrieve attempt ever recorded with FADOSS is 6098 metres. The wreck of the Titanic lies at a depth of about 4,000 metres.

FADOSS is typically used to recover large and heavy sunken objects such as aircraft and small boats.