Has been in contact with the US ambassador to Canada to offer assistance with the ongoing search and rescue mission. The premier of the Canadian province of Newfoundland says he The US military has deployed planes, equipment and subject matter experts to support search and rescue operationsĪ French research vessel has also joined the search OceanGate confirmed its CEO Stockton Rush is aboard the submersibleĮxperts in the industry had expressed concerns about OceanGate's Titan vessel in a 2018 letter to the CEO, the New York Times reportedĪ remotely operated vehicle with a camera on board has been exploring the last known location of the sub km) - larger than the US state of ConnecticutĪ US Coast Guard spokesman said the search was 'very complex' but experts will 'do everything in our power to effect a rescue' if the sub was located Search and rescue operations have covered an area of 7,600 sq miles (19, 650 sq. The missing submersible has less than 40 hours of oxygen left, based on previous estimates

Time is running out for the five passengers aboard the missing submersible after hours of search and rescue that have yielded no results.

Video caption: How the search for the submarine is unfolding How the search for the submarine is unfolding The Titanic wreck lies 3,800 metres below the ocean surface. Manufacturers of the Titan’s forward viewport only certified it to a depth ofġ,300 metres.

Through his lawyer, Lochridge declined to comment today.Ĭourt documents also state that Lochridge learned that the Information, and the submarine expert countersued for unfair dismissal. The company sued him for revealing confidential He said his verbal warnings were ignored until he wrote a report and was called into a meeting with several officials - including OceanGate chief executive Stockton Rush, who is aboard the missing submersible. Without more stringent testing, and urged the company to have an outside agency In a BBC interview in 2017 he enthused about the mission and said it was 'destined for the sea'.īut less than a year later he warned his bosses that flaws in the Titan's carbon hull might go undetected Of potential safety problems in 2018, according to US court documents.ĭavid Lochridge moved from Scotland to Washington state to Worked for OceanGate – the company that operates the missing submersible – warned David Lochridge Copyright: David Lochridge Submarine expert David Lochridge was fired after flagging up safety issues Image caption: Submarine expert David Lochridge was fired after flagging up safety issues

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