A true race against time. Passengers on the Titan, a small tourist submarine that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean, are expected to run out of oxygen no later than 1:00 p.m. Paris time on Thursday, according to estimates. from American authorities.
The Coast Guard was notified Sunday afternoon by the vessel’s operator, OceanGate Expeditions, that the small sub was missing.
Between 70 and 96 hours of oxygen reserves
“We are working very, very hard” to find it, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger told a news conference. According to him, the investigation, on the surface and underwater, concerns an area “about 1,450 kilometers east of Cape Cod, at a depth of about 4,000 meters.”
“It is a remote region and it is difficult to do research in such an area,” he added.
This official indicated that the ship has oxygen reserves that allow it to be “autonomous” between 70 and 96 hours.
The Titan began its descent into the Atlantic early Sunday afternoon, Paris time. Around 3:00 p.m., after 1 hour and 45 minutes of navigation, the submarine gave no sign of life to the Polar Prince., the Canadian research vessel that was escorting it.
Based on these data, it can be estimated that the Titan will run out of air no later than Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Paris time, reports the Daily mail. In the most pessimistic scenario, the five passengers will be without oxygen starting Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Paris time.
Two planes, a US C-130 and a Canadian P8 equipped with sonar capable of detecting submarines, are taking part in the search, according to the US Coast Guard. OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement cited by the media “to explore and mobilize all options to bring the crew back safely.”
Source: BFM TV
