2023-06-21 05:45:37
The missing tourist submarine with five passengers on board that was heading to an expedition to the remains of the Titanic, has between 40 and 41 hours of oxygen remaining, as announced by the captain of the US Coast Guard, Jaime Frederick.
The sailor made it clear that the hours mentioned are based on an estimate with which the search and rescue teams are working. He also added that the search operations have not yielded any results.
The submarine, owned by a well-known tourism company, left a port on the east coast of the United States about a week ago. Their destination was the famous location where the Titanic sank over a century ago. However, after submerging to the depths of the ocean, contact with the boat was lost, leading to an intense search and rescue operation.
Although there is no official list, in the last hours details about the occupants of the submarine have been known. Among them is Hamish Harding, a British businessman and explorer, Action Aviation CEO Mark Butler said.
Although there is no official list, in the last hours details about the occupants of the submarine have been known. (TWITTER)
Harding, 58, is president of the company and holds several Guinness World Records, including the longest time to traverse the deepest part of the ocean in a single dive.
Before the start of the trip, the explorer himself informed about it through social networks and He posted photos of the submersible and of himself signing a flag for the mission to the Titanic on Instagram.
Also traveling aboard El Titan, the name of the vessel belonging to the company OceanGate Expeditions, is British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, according to a statement from the Engro Corporation, of which Dawood – who is a descendant of one of the richest families in Pakistan – is vice president.
The Frenchman Paul-Henry Nargeolet would be the pilot of the device, confirmed to the press several people close to the man known as “mr titanic“.
Throughout his career, Nargeolet has led several expeditions to the Titanic and has overseen the recovery of a large number of artifacts from the wreck.
The US Coast Guard began an extensive search operation Monday with the help of Canada to locate the submarine. OceanGate Expeditions reported to the authorities on Sunday the disappearance of the device with five people on board: the pilot and four passengers.
According to the company itself, the boat has enough provisions for the crew to survive inside for four days.
On its website, the company offers trips of eight days and seven nights to visit the remains of the Titanic, with an approximate price of 250,000 dollars.
The remains of the Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, lie at a depth of around 3,800 meters and at a distance of approximately 640 kilometers from the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
Although there is no official list, in the last hours details about the occupants of the submarine have been known. (TWITTER)
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