“Every person who is missing – they deserve to be found.” The desperate search to find the missing Titan sub has now turned into a recovery effort. 9News
Deep-sea robots will continue searching the sea floor for clues about what happened deep in the North Atlantic. The pilot and four passengers died in the catastrophic implosion.
There's no other comparable ocean search, especially with so many countries and even commercial enterprises being involved, said Norman Polmar, a naval historian, analyst and author based in Virginia.The aircraft, alone, are expensive to operate. Some agencies can seek reimbursements. But the US Coast Guard is generally prohibited by federal law from collecting reimbursement pertaining to any search or rescue service, said Stephen Koerting, a US attorney in Maine who specialises in maritime law.
The first priority in search and rescue is always saving a life, and search and rescue agencies budget for such expenses Thursday's announcement by the US Coast Guard that the Titan had imploded near the Titanic shipwreck, killing all five people on board, has drawn attention to how these expeditions are regulated.
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