Titanic sub: Search intensifies as fears Titan oxygen levels are dangerously low
The missing Titan submersible vessel that disappeared in the North Atlantic on Sunday while on a dive to the site of the Titanic shipwreck and the five people on board : Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Stockton Rush and Hamish Harding. Photographs: PAMore rescue equipment has arrived amid fears for oxygen levels in the missing Titan submersible vessel that disappeared in the North Atlantic on Sunday while on a dive to the site of the Titanic shipwreck.
The five passengers onboard are believed to be British billionaire and adventurer Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman, OceanGate’s chief executive and founder Stockton Rush and French submersible pilot Paul-Henry NargeoletFor some context, here’s a previous photo of what the inside of the submersible looks like.
However, it would be a complex operation, even if rescuers knew the location of the Titan, as the window of time where its crew would still have oxygen supplies gets smaller and smaller.Deep-sea explorer Dr David Gallo believes it would take a “miracle” to rescue those trapped in Titan, but remains optimistic, PA reports.
Mr Rush was speaking to CBS Sunday Morning when he said his “biggest fear” was “things that will stop me from being able to get to the surface”. Even if Titan is located, a successful rescue would require remote-controlled vehicles capable of allowing operators on the surface a clear view of the submersible’s location, any obstacles that may be present and where to attach cables capable of lifting it thousands of metres through the water.
The couple were among the Titanic’s wealthiest passengers. Isidor and his brother co-owned a Macy’s department store. Survivors reported watching Isidor refuse a seat on a life raft, a scene that was recreated in the film dramatisation of the disaster.
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