White House says US president is thinking of crew on missing vessel and their families as desperate search continues
No 10 has said the UK Foreign Office is in contact with the family of Hamish Harding, as the rescue operation for the tourist submersible off the coast of Canada continues.
The UK prime minister’s official spokesman said: “The FCDO are in contact with Hamish Harding’s family and the local authorities.
Continue reading...Rescue teams race to find crew of the submersible Titan, which went missing during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic
US Coast Guard officials said on Tuesday afternoon that the crew of the submersible Titan, which went missing in the Atlantic during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, had about 40 hours of breathable air remaining, if they are still alive.
Capt Jamie Frederick also told reporters at a media briefing that a massive sea and air search that began on Sunday night for the vessel and five men aboard, and which has so far covered 7,600 sq miles of a remote area of the ocean, had “not yielded any results”.
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