Drama in the deep ocean: Oxygen supplies are expected to soon run out for the five people trapped aboard the tiny submarine Titan, which disappeared on Sunday, as rescue efforts approach a climax near the site of her disappearance. According to information provided by the company that owns the Titan, the vessel is expected to run out of oxygen at 14:18 p.m.
In the corner "Horizon Arctic" of the US Navy makes its way to the area where banging was heard. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that more noises were heard in the area but rescue crews have not yet been able to locate the tiny vessel.
This morning, the French rescue ship L'Atlant arrived in the area, carrying advanced sonar that could help locate the Titan. However, experts fear rescue teams will not be able to locate and reach the tiny vessel in time to rescue the five passengers.
Eight ships of various capabilities are joining the search operation in the North Atlantic, in an area where the U.S. Coast Guard says knocks were detected yesterday and today.
The Horizon Arctic departs from the Canadian port of St. John's, Photo: Reuters
The three ships – two from the Canadian Coast Guard and one merchant ship – arrived at the scene of the search in recent hours. They will join Polar Prince, which transported Titan to the diving arena, and Deep Energy, a pipe-laying ship.
"We don't know what happened," said Olivier Lefour, an executive at the company that operates the robot. "The noises heard today give hope that the submarine is on the seabed and that the humans in it are still alive, but also other scenarios than possible. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we will make every effort."
The five passengers in the capsule (top right, clockwise): Rush, father and son Dowd, Narjola and Harding, photo: AFP
Reminder: Titan began diving into the wreckage of the Titanic on Sunday morning. The descent to the ocean floor should have taken two hours, but after an hour and 45 minutes, at a depth of 3,500 meters, contact with the submarine was lost. There were five in the belly of the Titan: Pakistani businessman Shahzadeh Dawood and his son Suleiman, British adventurer Hamish Harding, Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Narjolais, and Stockton Rush, CEO of Oceangate, the submarine's operator.
Wrong? We'll fix it! If you find a mistake in the article, please share with us