As the possible final hours of oxygen on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock, search efforts to locate a submarine carrying five people to the underwater Titanic crash site neared a critical stage. Rescuers have hurried more ships and vessels to the location of the disappearance in the hopes that the underwater sounds they have been hearing for a second day in a row may help focus their search, according to The Associated Press.
Estimates indicate that Titan’s oxygen supply could run out as early as Thursday morning local time
Dr. David Gallo, a deep sea explorer, claimed in an interview with a British TV channel this morning that three distinct aircraft equipped with sensors heard recurring underwater noises for more than two days. The particular location and source of the sounds, according to a US Coast Guard official, have not yet been established, but they do offer a chance to focus the search. Estimates indicate that Titan’s oxygen supply could run out as early as Thursday morning local time, despite the US Coast Guard’s statement that authorities are still hopeful of saving people aboard.
The CEO of the business leading the trip, pilot Stockton Rush, together with British explorer Hamish Harding, Pakistani father-and-son team Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and Titanic specialist Paul-Henry Nargeolet are all believed to be lost aboard the ship. A number of recently discovered allegations imply that the ship’s safety had been the subject of serious warnings before it vanished.
