Tag: Titanic

NTD News Today (June 22): Desperate Push to Find Sub as It Runs Out of Air; Lawmakers Question EPA Official on Emissions Rules

Oxygen was running low as the search continued on June 22 for a submarine with five men on board missing near the wreck of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard said a remotely operated submersible had been deployed for the rescue mission. EPA official Joseph Goffman testified on June 21 before a House subcommittee on controversial emissions standards for…


Search for the Missing Titanic Submersible Passes the Critical 96-hour Mark for Oxygen Supply

The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic passed the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air could have run out, a grim moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard. The Titan submersible was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable…


OceanGate Co-founder Has Major Update on ‘Time Window’ for Titanic Submarine Rescue

A co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions gave a somewhat optimistic view about rescuing the five-man crew of the missing Titan submarine after it went incommunicado earlier this week amid concerns that the vessel will run out of oxygen. In a statement posted on social media, OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein, who left the firm in 2013, said that…


Wife of OceanGate CEO Onboard Missing Tourist Submarine Is Descendant of Titanic Victims: Report

The wife of the OceanGate CEO on board the tourist submarine that went missing while surveying the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean is a descendant of two passengers who died on the Titanic, according to a new report. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, founded the company in 2009 and also oversees its financial and engineering strategies, according…


Oxygen on Missing Titanic Sub Projected to Deplete by 7 am

The crew of five men aboard a missing submersible vessel on an expedition to explore the Titanic wreckage is projected to exhaust their oxygen supply by 7 a.m. EDT Thursday morning, according to U.S. Coast Guard projections. The vessel, named Titan and measuring 21 feet in length, vanished in the waters of Newfoundland on Sunday morning…


Oxygen on Missing Titanic Sub Projected to Deplete by Thursday Morning

The crew of five men aboard a missing submersible vessel on an expedition to explore the Titanic wreckage is projected to exhaust their oxygen supply by 7 a.m. EDT Thursday morning, according to U.S. Coast Guard projections. The vessel, named Titan and measuring 21 feet in length, vanished in the waters of Newfoundland on Sunday morning…


The US Coast Guard Is Bringing in More Ships, Vessels to Search for Lost Titanic Tourist Submersible

Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an increasingly urgent mission. The full scope of the search was twice the size of Connecticut…


Whistleblower Who Flagged Safety Issues in Missing Titanic Submersible Was Fired

A whistleblower from the company whose submersible went missing during an undersea expedition to the Titanic had raised safety concerns ahead of the craft’s maiden voyage and was later fired. David Lochridge once served as the director of marine operations at OceanGate, the firm whose “Titan” submersible went missing on Sunday during a deep dive…


‘Like Going to Another Planet’: What It’s Like to Visit the Remains of the Titanic

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic. OceanGate Expeditions’ underwater submersible, dubbed Titan, was headed more than 700 kilometres off the coast of St. John’s, N.L., when it lost contact with its support ship. The trip…


NTD Good Morning (June 21): Time Running Out in Missing Sub Search, Sonar Noise Gives Hope; Lawmakers React to Hunter Biden Case

An update on the missing Titanic tour sub. We have the latest on the search, and what brought some hope of survivors. Is it a ‘sweetheart deal’ or a Department of Justice ploy to make prosecuting former president Trump look fair? Republican Reactions are in on the Hunter Biden plea agreement. Former President Trump vows…