More from Mauger now. He describes the search as “complex” and difficult”, adding that it is being conducted in a remote location some 900 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts in the US.
“This has happened in a remote location, we have prioritised our efforts both on surface and subsurface search,” he said, and added that they were working very closely with the acoustics experts to understand the noises they are hearing.
Experts and equipment have indicated “that noise is potentially being generated” by occupants of the sub and as a result they relocated remote operated vehicles (ROVs) on sight.
But they still have no confirmation on what the noise is.
“We’ve picked up noise signatures and we are working through the analytics of that.”
When BBC Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos asked if there were plural noises, Mauger confirmed, saying “there were a number of signatures.”
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