Titanic sub search: ‘underwater noises’ picked up by Canadian plane, US coast guard says

Search for missing submersible ongoing as US media reports cite government memos saying aircraft detected banging at 30-minute intervals

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Canadian aircraft have detected “underwater noises in the search area” for the missing Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard said early on Wednesday, amid US media reports that regular “banging sounds” have been picked up.

The Coast Guard said remotely operated vehicles were relocated to the area. Those “searches have yielded negative results but continue”, it said.