hello and welcome to the programme. coastguards are intensifyng the search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the titanic in the north atlantic, as estimates suggest the five men on board could run out of oxygen in less than 20 hours. more surface vessels and remotely operated submarines arejoining in and the rescue area has widened. the us coast guard has confirmed that more tapping noises were picked up by a canadian team overnight, but locating them is proving extremely difficult. 0ur news correspondent carl nasman is in boston and has been telling me about the search. it s taking shape and it s taking on some new urgency as well with that confirmation that we are getting that some sort of noise or sounds were detected by canadian search teams. this was on tuesday, even into wednesday morning. we still don t know exactly what or who were making these sounds or even the exact location. but what it s also doing is giving these search teams a glimmer of hope. my coll
hello and welcome to the programme. coastguards are intensifying the search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the titanic in the north atlantic, as estimates suggest the five men on board could run out of oxygen in less than 20 hours. more surface vessels and remotely operated submarines arejoining in and the rescue area has widened. our news correspondent carl nasman is in boston and has been telling me about the search. it s taking shape and it s taking on some new urgency as well with that confirmation that we are getting that some sort of noise or sounds were detected by canadian search teams. this was on tuesday, even into wednesday morning. we still don t know exactly what or who were making these sounds or even the exact location. but what it s also doing is giving these search teams a glimmer of hope. my colleaguejohn sudworth has more. every available asset is being thrown at one of the most difficult sea searches ever undertaken. these are the latest image
were detected and we ll continue to do so. at that depth, radio and radar signals won t work, so the rescue operation has been dropping sonobuoys in the water. they either use passive detection that s listening for sounds produced by propellers and machinery, which could also include the crew making noise or what s called active detection, by bouncing a sonar ping off the surface of the vessel and listening for a returning echo. trapped inside are british citizens hamish harding, shahzada dawood, and his teenage son suleman. shahzada is someone who s got an uncommon zest for life. he has a real sense of adventure. of exploration. in fact, he has a passion for exploration. also on board is a french veteran diver, paul henry nargeolet, and stockton rush, the head of the firm behind the expedition to the bottom of the sea. more vessels and more equipment is arriving here to be sent
by propellers and machinery, which could also include the crew making noise or what s called active detection, by bouncing a sonar ping off the surface of the vessel and listening for a returning echo. trapped inside are british citizens hamish harding, shahzada dawood and his teenage son suleman. shahzada is someone who s got an uncommon zest for life. he has a real sense of adventure. he has a real sense of exploration. in fact, he has a passion for exploration. also on board is a french veteran diver, paul henry nargeolet, and stockton rush, the head of the firm behind the expedition to the bottom of the sea. more vessels and more equipment is arriving here to be sent all the way out to sea to assist with the international operation. 0fficials here still consider this a search and rescue mission, but there s less than half a day s worth of oxygen