“In the end, these people were in distress. The first priority in search and rescue is always saving a life, and search and rescue agencies budget for such expenses, said Mikki Hastings, president and CEO of the National Association for Search and Rescue. “The Coast Guard, as a matter of both law and policy, does not seek to recover the costs associated with search and rescue from the recipients of those services,” the Coast Guard said Friday in a statement. Coast Guard - whose bill alone will hit the millions of dollars - is generally prohibited by federal law from collecting reimbursement pertaining to any search or rescue service, said Stephen Koerting, an attorney in Maine who specializes in maritime law. Navy and other agencies and private entities. Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, U.S. The search area spanned thousands of miles - twice the size of Connecticut and in waters 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) deep - with agencies such as the U.S.
Searchers raced against a 96-hour clock in the desperate hope to find and rescue the vessel’s occupants before their oxygen supply ran out.īut all hope was extinguished Thursday when officials announced the submersible had suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard.Ī scaled-back search remained in place Friday as the robots - remotely operated vehicles, known as ROVs - continued to scan the sea floor for evidence that might shed light on what occurred in the deep waters of the North Atlantic. The massive international effort by aircraft, surface ships and deep-sea robots began Sunday when the Titan was reported missing. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars, experts said Friday.
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