A debris field has been discovered within the search area by an ROV near the missing Titanic submarine, the US Coast Guard has just announced.
Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information.
With the breaking news of a debris field being found in the search, US Coast Guard has announced it will hold a press conference at 15:00 local time (20:00 BST).
A statement from the Coast Guard says the Horizon Arctic’s ROV (remotely operated vehicle) found debris on the sea floor near the missing Titanic submarine wreck.
Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander and Capt. Jamie Frederick, the First Coast Guard District response coordinator, will be speaking.
The area being scoured by aircraft, ships, and other equipment has been expanded to cover about 10,000 sq miles of ocean.
Contact with the sub – which has five people on board – was lost on Sunday as it made a descent to the Titanic wreck.