While a lot of the search for the missing submersible has been focused on the surface of the water, the team now has underwater search capability on scene, said US Coast Guard First District Commander Rear Adm. John Mauger.

The Canadian Air Craft, USCG aircraft and New York Air National Guard aircraft have been flying patterns roughly the size of Connecticut on the surface of the water, he told CNN.

Mauger said he met with unified command last night which includes the US Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Armed Forces as well as Ocean Gate expedition, the company that owns and runs the missing submersible.

Ocean Gate, having the most familiarity with the site, and knowing where their submersible was operating, is helping to set priorities, he added.

“Our thoughts, as we continue on with search, are with the crew members and their families right now,” Mauger said, adding that teams are working hard to "make sure that we can locate that submersible."

The New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing is assisting the US Coast Guard search and rescue operation for the missing Titanic submersible, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a statement Tuesday.

"The women and men of New York's Air National Guard are always ready to lend a helping hand," Hochul said. "I commend the members of the 106th Rescue Wing for their efforts to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in this search and rescue operation." 

The 106th Rescue Wing, which is based at the F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach on Long Island, launched an HC-130J Compat King search and rescue aircraft on Monday afternoon at the request of the Coast Guard, Hochul said in the statement. 

The 13 Air National Guard members on board, including a team of pararescue jumpers, flew 900 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean and searched a designated area using forward-looking infrared radar and onboard observers, the statement said.

The plane returned to base early this morning, and the wing has been asked to assist in the search again this afternoon.