we have got ten hours, ten hours is about how much breathable air time the u.s. coast guard estimates is live for the five men aboard the missing submersible which is named the titan, to begin its a descent to the wreckage of the titanic on sunday morning. the clock is tipping rapidly, as the coast guard has an incredibly complex search and rescue operation too find them in an area that is twice the size of connecticut in two and a half miles below sea level. multiple countries and government agencies are involved in the canadian effort, a bohemian research vessel, a french research vessel. a u.s. navy, and the air national guard. remote operated vessels are also being deployed in the search, and more ships are expected to be arriving in the next 24 hours. that is where things stand right now. as you can see the moving on is tracking map, as many as 11 ships were spotted today heading towards the location of the titanic wreckage in a remote part of the north atlantic ocean.
minister for a state visit. looking at pictures there now, india of course a critical ally to the united states at a time when relations with china are more strained. and then in the north atlantic ocean, a final push to findsubmersible, the big question this hour, have they run out of air. and we want to begin with that story, the critical deadline in the search for that submersible with five people on board that went missing on a voyage to the titanic. the u.s. coast guard estimates that oxygen may have run out as two new search vessels arrived this morning. we want to go right to tom costello. bring us up to date, where are we on search efforts this morning? reporter: absolutely. and from boston coast guard command center, here s the latest. we are now well past that 96-hour window when they thought air might start to just simply be gone, that it might be exhausted inside that sub. keep in mind, the sub went into the water sunday morning 8:00 a.m. or so, and so now we
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, june 24th. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending part of your saturday morning with us. we begin with breaking news. vladimir putin is accusing a mercenary group of an armed rebellion and he warns those involved will be punished. yevgeny prigozhin says his forces have taken control of russian military facilities in the region of rostov-on-don. he threatens to move on to moscow if russia s top general and defense minister don t meet him. translator: again, we came here. we want to receive the chief of general s staff and shoigu until they aren t here. until they are here, we will be located here, blockading the city and will go to moscow. president putin calls the move a betrayal and a stab in the back to the russian people and he says those who follow him will pay the price. translator: all those who deliberately closed pa october of trechly, armed mutiny, blackmail and
british businessman hamish harding, french researcher and titanic expert paul henri nargeolet, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood and his 19 year old son, suleman. a number of families have begun to release statements remembering their loved ones and thanking the international community for their support. the dawood family, who lost two family members, wrote in a statement, quote: and the family of hamish harding also reacted to the news of the loss of their loved one, writing: now the search and rescue turn into a search and recovery as authorities attempt to investigate what led up to the tragedy. rear admiraljohn mauger confirmed in that press conference earlier that five parts of the vessel were found approximately 1,600ft from the bow let s get a reminder of how today unfolded. my colleague carl nasman has been with me in boston throughout the day. a piece of information that is new tonight, something cbs has been reporting. new tonight, something cbs has been
and good evening from st. john s newfoundland. with a sad and somber evening here. this is where five explorers and would-be explorers were set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling so 460 miles from here towards the wreck of the artemis titanic. then, on sunday morning, they were sealed inside the submersible titan, and lowered into the ocean into their descend into the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later, communication as you know, was lost with the submersible. and we just learned it was about that time that a senior navy official tells cnn, that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sound consistent they said, with an implosion. but it was determined to be quote, not definitive, unquote. and this afternoon, we learned the worst we this morning, an rov, a remote operated vehicle from the vessel horizon our tech, discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, approximately 1600 feet from the battle of the tita