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  • Banging heard during search for sub lost while looking at Titanic

    Banging heard during search for sub lost while looking at Titanic

    Nearly two days after it vanished, there is new optimism that the crew of a Titanic tourist submersible that was en route to the sinking ship’s wreckage is still alive.

    The OceanGate Expeditions submersible Titan, which vanished in the Atlantic Ocean while transporting five guests, has been the subject of a rescue effort since Sunday.

    But in the early hours of this morning, when the submarine had less than 24 hours’ worth of oxygen left, search crews reported hearing “underwater noises,” which gave them optimism that there might be possible indications of life.

    British wealthy explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood are among those still unaccounted for on the Titan.

    On Monday afternoon (June 19), Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said Titan had between 70-96 hours of oxygen left, sparking a race against the clock to find the craft.

    The vessel submerged on Sunday morning (June 18), and its mothership – the Canadian research icebreaker MV Polar Prince – lost contact with it an hour and 45 minutes later.

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  • A World War II-era American submarine discovered

    A World War II-era American submarine discovered

    On May 9, 1942, a photograph of the USS Albacore was taken in Groton, Connecticut.

    After going missing over 80 years ago, the remains of a World War II-era US submarine were discovered off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

    The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least ten adversary ships throughout the conflict, was discovered by Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo and positively recognised by the Naval History and Heritage Command, the Navy announced on Thursday.

    Albacorewas long assumed to be lost forever. According to Japanese records, the submarine, with a crew of 85 men on board, likely struck a mine just off the shore of Hokkaido on Nov. 7, 1944, the NHHC said.

    “Most importantly, the wreck represents the final resting place of Sailors that gave their life in defense of the nation and should be respected by all parties as a war grave,” read the Navy’s press release.

    The NHHC said its archaeologists used underwater imagery provided by Ura’s team to confirm the remains were those of the Albacore. Data from the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records mentioning the loss of an American submarine steered Ura to the site of the wreckage. Ura’s team used data collected from a remotely operated vehicle to verify the historical records.

    Six of the Albacore’s enemy sinkings were enemy combat ships, making the vessel one of World War II’stop combat submarines, according to the Navy.

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