Official photos suggested the launch was a festive occasion with colourful balloons, and confetti. It’s not really clear if North Korea’s long range missiles have good guidance to land at a specific target so the submarine would probably not be able to go that far away.” “The core issue is the propulsion system the louder it is, the easier it is to find. “This is pretty new,” said Robert Kelly, a professor of international relations, at Pusan University in South Korea. It did not specify the number of missiles the vessel could carry and fire, but after analysing the state media photos some experts suggested it would have the ability to carry 10 of North Korea’s Pukgoksong-3 weapons, and fire them from underwater. The submarine was designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater, KCNA said, and “heralded the beginning of a new chapter” for North Korea’s navy. "We would put the vast majority of the crew to sleep because that's when you're using the least amount of oxygen and you're expelling the least amount of carbon dioxide," he explained.Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Top Chinese officials to join North Korea founding celebrations list 2 of 4 North Korea would pay ‘price’ if it supplies Russia with weapons, US says list 3 of 4 North Korean leader Kim expected to meet Russia’s Putin: US list 4 of 4 N Korea stages ‘tactical nuclear attack drill’ in warning to enemies end of list He added that if the five on board were still alive, they'd be asked to sleep to conserve oxygen. getting one of those toys out of those arcade machines. "You've got to get it exactly right," said Capt Marquet. It's still a thousand miles away."Įven if there were a vessel able to locate the submersible and lower a cable to it, it's difficult to navigate the waters safely and attach the cable. "There's a ship in Boston that has this ability to either lower cable and connect to it or have a claw.
Retired US Navy submarine commander Captain David Marquet told ABC News that this type of rescue is complicated due to the lack of underwater vessels nearby, either American or Canadian, which can go as deep as the Titanic wreckage. He added that crews have been working "around the clock" to locate the deep-sea vessel since it lost contact with its operator on Sunday morning. He said: "We have a commercial vessel that's on scene now, that has remote operated vehicles, that will give us the ability to search under the water as well."Īdmiral Mauger told CNN rescuers have been "working through the night" to "bring all capabilities to bear looking on both the surface and now expanding to a subsurface in the area." The Coast Guard searched an area "about the size of Connecticut" overnight for the missing submarine, which has five people inside.Īs the search continues this morning, the team is expanding its capabilities to be able to search under the water as well, according to US Coast Guard First District Commander Rear Admiral John Mauger. The US Coast Guard is expanding its search for a submersible which went missing on a dive to the Titanic shipwreck with specialist equipment being brought in as concerns grow for the crew on board and oxygen supplies dwindling.
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