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Teams searching for the Titan sub are analyzing a debris field near the Titanic wreck

Rescuers racing against the clock to find the Titan uncovered the field of debris near the site of the wrecked ocean liner, the Coast Guard said. A press briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
A boat near the U.S. Coast Guard base in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, where rescue teams are racing to find a missing submersible with five people on board.
Updated June 22, 2023 at 12:45 PM ET

Rescue teams hunting for a missing Titanic-touring submersible have uncovered a field of debris near the site of the wrecked ocean liner, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday.

"Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information," the Coast Guard said, implying that more information would be shared at a media briefing today at 3 p.m. ET.

Remote-operated vehicles were searching for the sub, called Titan, near the site where a surveillance aircraft first detected "underwater noises" late Tuesday.

Here's a guide to what we know.

What do we know about the debris field?

The U.S. Coast Guard said that the debris field was uncovered by an ROV deployed by the Canadian ship Horizon Arctic, which had reached the sea floor early Thursday.

Other than that, there's not much known about the U.S. Coast Guard's findings. Experts say the seabed around the Titanic is , which shows tell-tale signs of

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