The Latest Breaking News from David Lochridge

As rescuers race to save five in the submersible, previous concerns about the ship have been circulating with some horrified the mission went ahead as OceanGate faced several warnings

A look at the situation as rescuers search an area about half the size of Belgium for the craft with five people.

The submersible, which had five people on board, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday.

A former director of marine operations for the company running the missing submersible with five crew members on board during a mission to view the Titanic wreckage, had warned of catastrophic safety problems

A top employee raised safety concerns five years before the vessel’s catastrophic implosion

A letter sent to Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO, in 2018 claimed "the current 'experimental approach' of the company could result in problems 'from minor to catastrophic'

Rescue team says every noise being tracked and analysed; ‘every possible effort’ being made to bring missing crew home, says Polar Prince co-owner

Documents show the company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be “catastrophic” safety problems with the venture

The submersible, named Titan, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday.

Banging sounds were heard during the search for the Titan submersible on Tuesday, CNN reported, citing an internal government memo. Other acoustic feedback was heard and "will assist in vectoring surface assets and also indicating continued hope of survivors", according to CNN.

Possible signs of life were detected in the same area where a Titan submersible went missing in the Atlantic Ocean with five people on board, it has been reported.