A debris field was discovered on Thursday at the famous wreck of the Titanic. It was initially unclear whether these were parts of the missing submarine “Titan”. Experts are currently evaluating the information.
A remote-controlled underwater vehicle discovered the debris field. The vehicle has still not been found.
Authorities estimate that the five occupants of the missing Titan submarine are now without oxygen. However, rescuers are not giving up hope. “It’s still an active search and rescue mission,” John Mauger, chief of the US Coast Guard in the Northeast, told Sky News on Thursday. The men aged 19 to 77 could only rely on their luck, added marine researcher Simon Boxall of the University of Southampton. The chance of survival is “vanishingly small”.
Knocking sounds probably not from missing persons
According to the Coast Guard chief, the knocking noises were not related to the missing persons, but were likely background noises from the ocean. As reported, the submarine has been missing since Sunday morning (local time). The “Titan” with five men on board was on its way to the wreck of the “Titanic” that sank in 1912 at a depth of about 3800 meters. Contact with the mothership was lost approximately one hour and 45 minutes into the dive. It is unclear whether the boat is still intact and where it is located.
On board the “Titan” is, among others, the Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet (77). “Monsieur Titanic” is considered one of the leading experts on the luxury liner wreck. Other prisoners include adventurer Harding (58), who holds several Guinness World Records, and British-Pakistani business consultant Shahzada Dawood (48) and his 19-year-old son Suleman, who is studying in Glasgow. The fifth is Oceangate operating company boss Stockton Rush, 61, who piloted the boat – and whose wife Wendy is the great-great-granddaughter of two ‘Titanic’ victims.
Dive robots in action
In the area of operations about 700 kilometers south of the Canadian island of Newfoundland, the searchers used modern equipment. The diving robot “Victor 6000” of the French research vessel “L’Atalante” can work remotely in the deep sea up to a depth of 6,000 meters. Special equipment was also en route from Great Britain. Currently, conditions for search and rescue are favorable, it said. The “Titan” could have glided for dozens of kilometers.
But even if the submarine is found quickly, experts say it cannot be supplied with fresh oxygen underwater. The only solution would be to get the “Titan” up as quickly as possible, open the hatch and get to the people.
Source: Krone
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