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And teams are continuing to come. tonight a plane is expected from new york carrying aid for the rescuers, also a french vessel is due to arrive carrying more specialist underwater kit including a robot that can reach 20,000 feet below sea level, that will be a contribution to what looks now to be the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. but bear in mind, the teams have to find the titan and when they do find it, they then have to somehow get they then have to somehow get the team out and get them to safety. let's take a look at what we know about the titan. the missing submersibl...

The titan is about 22 feet long — or 6.7 metres. it's also capable of reaching depths of up to 13,123 feet below sea level — roughly 4,000 metres. and with the help of four electric thrusters, the titan can reach speeds of about 3 knots, or3 mph. live now to dr kenneth ledez, a hyperbaric medicine expert. thank you so much forjoining us tonight. we have been talking this evening about the time possibly left for this crew, the time, the amount of breathable air they might have left. it is not clear at this point how much oxygen is still available but how would you calculate what they might ...

Be independently classified. this sub, called the limited factor, has repeatedly been to the deepest place in the oceans, the mariana trench, nearly 11 kilometres down. nothing is more unique or cutting edge, but the team behind it worked with assessors and the limiting factor has full certification. no—one knows what's happened to the titan, but it may be a turning point for how this industry is regulated. let's take a look at what we know about the titan. the missing submersible weighs about 23,000lbs, or roughly 10,400kg. the titan is about 22 feet long — or 6.7 metres. it's also capabl...

Hours ago. earlier rear admiral john mauger told nbc news the coast guard will continue to search throughout the day. >> reporter: this is what they're looking for. the titan is just 22 feet long. this is to scale. five people, all men, are on board. and when you look at how small this is relatively speaking, you can see why it is so difficult to find in an ocean that is just so incredibly vast. thch vessel itself has four electric thrusters that move at a speed of about three knots, roughly 3 1/2 miles per hour. search crews have already scoured a surface area twice the size of connecticut. a...

Mcgyvery jerry riggedness. you're putting construction pipes as ballast. >> i don't agree with that assumption of it. everything else can fail, your thrusters can go, your lights can go, you're still going to be safe. >> tom, it must be eerie knowing everything that you beth know about this small universe of people with this passion. that was stockton rushed. he was asked about whether it's mcgyver-ish to use a console for gaming. and i suppose if this had been a triumph of technology we wouldn't be asking this question, but how much of an outlier was the technology and the safety record of th...