Underwater Voice At Titan Search Location Gives Hope, Expert: Pressure There Is Very Phenomenal

The platform carries a submersible Titan. (Twitter/@actionaviation)

JAKARTA - Marine experts say there was a voice from under the water at the location of Titan's search for the manned submersible that was lost on its way to the ruins, giving hope, although mentioning how dangerous the location of the ruins is.

Southampton University Oceanography Senior Lecturer Simon Boxall said underwater voices gave hope that those on board were still alive.

"There are a lot of sources of sound in the ocean, but this gives us hope," he told 'Newsday on the World Service'.

"I think one of the scenarios everyone is afraid of is that the submarine has basically exploded. So, it gives hope that this is still a rescue operation and not just a recovery operation," he said.

On the same occasion, Boxall also explained how dangerous it is and turned it off at the location of the ruins of the ship.

"The pressure there (the collapse of the fireship which is at a depth of 3,800 meters underwater) is phenomenal," said Boxall.

"It will destroy anyone who tries to get out of there. If you try to escape at that depth, you will only last less than a second," he said.

"Therefore, the submarine must be brought to the surface," he said.

Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Those ROV searches have yielded negative results but continue. 1/2

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Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noise in the search area. As a result, ROV operations were recovered in an attach to explore the original of the noises. Those ROV searches have yielded negative results but continue. 1/2

United States authorities previously confirmed a voice from underwater at the site of Titan's submersible search that was heading for the ruins of the crew, saying the sound sounded regularly at a certain interval.

As previously reported, the US Coast Guard said on Twitter, a surface ship, Polar Prince, had lost Titan which it launched about an hour and 45 minutes after starting a dive towards the location of the ruins on Sunday morning.

It is known that the ruins of palpitations, the British ship that crashed into an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, are located about 900 miles (1,450 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 400 miles (644 km) south of St. Louis. John's, Newfoundland.

Authorities have not confirmed the identities of those inside Titan. However, a number of reports mention the names of British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman, both British nationals.

French rover Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, are also reported to have participated.