located and brought home safely. but overall, the reality of what could happen is not lost on people here. as one expert put it, it s like trying to find a missing spaceship on the far side of the moon. even if the sub is found in time, rescuers then have to somehow get the men out to safety. nomia iqbal, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, jessica parker, joins us now from boston, where the rescue is being co ordinated. early hours of the morning there. but there was organising the searches are very clear, they say is still a search and rescue operation? absolutely. i was at the press conference earlier with the us coast guard. there has been a lot of attention on oxygen supplies and estimates, and there are estimates, as to how much oxygen may be left.
for exploration. also on board is french veteran diver paul henri nargeolet, and stockton rush, the head of the firm behind the expedition to the bottom of the sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here to be sent out to assist with the international operation. 0fficials here still consider this a search and rescue mission, but there is less than half a day s worth of oxygen left inside the vessel, so there are fears this could turn from rescue to recovery. the head of the company that owns the polar prince, which launched the submersible over the weekend, has spoken for the first time since it went missing. we are very aware of the time sensitivity around this mission. 0ur crews and onshore team are experts in their fields and will continue to support this effort in every way they. we remain focused on contributing to the search for the titan crew and continue to hope they will be
arrive on the scene in the coming days. lots of resources are still being poured into that area. we entered some very crucial stages of this operation that is now pulling in the us navy, the canadian navy, a french vessel 80 an international operation. jessica parkerjoining us from bostin where the rescue is being coordinated. 37 people have been injured, and two are still missing, after a large explosion in the centre of paris. the blast happened in a building that housed a design school. authorities say the cause of the blast has not yet been determined. a firefighter has gone missing while attempting to complete a charity swim across the english channel. iain hughes set off from dover with a support boat on tuesday before disappearing. a search involving military helicopters, as well as navy and police boats, has now been called off. 12 minutes past seven is the time. let s find out what is happening
and it is projection they could maybe run out of action in light of this morning local time. oxygen. the coastguard don t really seem to be talking in those terms, although they absolutely acknowledge that is a factor they have to take into consideration. they seem to be talking more about the next 2a is, the next a8 hours. they seem to be projecting the sense that they are very much treating this, 100% they said, as a search and rescue operation. it is interesting because the search is obviously still going on. they have not found the vessel. they have detected some noises under the water. they don t know what they are but they did persist over a couple of days. the hope is that might be the men banging on the side of the vessel to try and get attention, alert people as to where they are. we don t know if that is they are. we don t know if that is the case. they are investigating that area. more equipment is set to