The vessel, named Titan, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland.
Oxygen on the missing Titanic submersible is expected to run out in hours, with rescue efforts to find the five people onboard in full force overnight.
The 6.7m -long OceanGate Expeditions vessel, which has British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding on board, reportedly had a 96-hour oxygen supply in case of emergencies.Also in the undersea craft are UK-based businessman Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, and OceanGate’s chief executive and founder Stockton Rush, reportedly with French submersible pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
One of the vessels sent to help search efforts is French research vessel L’Atalante which carries a remotely operated vehicle , Victor 6000.Mr Marquet said he remains hopeful rescuers will find the vessel with the introduction of the ROVs. Asked whether the mission was changing to become a recovery search, he said: “This is a search and rescue mission 100%, we are smack dab in the middle of search and rescue and will continue to put every available asset that we have in an effort to find the Titan and the crew members.”
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