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Titan Five’s ‘last chance’ rescue machinery is flown into Canada airport on colossal US cargo planes… but face 15-hour race across Atlantic and will get to area of missing sub just as emergency air runs out
A battery of heavy machinery and submarines dubbed the ‘last chance’ for the crew of the Titan tourist submarine arrived in Canada tonight – but it now faces a race against time to help rescuers in the desperate search.
The array of winches, cables and unmanned vehicles capable of going 19,000 feet underwater were delivered to St John’s airport in Newfoundland by three US Air Force cargo planes.
It was taken with a police escort to the port where a waiting ship, the Horizon Arctic, was due to set sail at midnight.
‘Every single second feels like hours’: Fears grow for five stuck onboard Titanic sub as family ‘pray’ for passengers and experts warn ‘opportunity to find them alive’ is fading after sound of BANGING is heard during massive search
Desperate family and friends of the missing Titan five fear they are ‘losing time’ as experts warn the opportunity to find them alive is fading by the second – as the crew have just 24 hours of breathable air left.
With just hours until their oxygen supplies are exhausted, rescue teams are racing against the clock three days after the deep-sea vessel went missing near the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday.
US Coast Guards confirmed last night that large banging noises had been detected in the search area but added its initial look using underwater equipment had ‘yielded negative results’.