The United States Coast Guard confirmed in the early hours of this Wednesday that has detected “sounds” in the area where a missing tourist submersible with five crew members on board who They were going to see the remains of the Titanic.
“A Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater sounds in the search area,” the office said on Twitter, although it clarified that no traces of the vehicle have been found so far.
However, the Coast Guard assured that the information will be used to organize future search plans.
The message comes shortly after media such as Rolling Stone or CNN assured that the authorities had detected banging sounds at 30 minute intervals.
The US Coast Guard began an extensive search operation Monday with the help of Canada to locate the aircraft. The company OceanGate Expeditions, which operates the submersible, reported to the authorities on Sunday the disappearance of the device with five people on board: the pilot and four passengers.
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According to British media, the five members of the crew are the Pakistani businessman shahzada dawoodyour son sulemanthe British explorer Hamish Harding, the french explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet and the CEO of OceanGate, Stockton Rush.
On its website, the company offers eight-day, seven-night voyages to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, priced at approximately $250,000.