Exact time Titanic sub will run out of air as frantic search approaches endgame
Titanic submersible: Canadian Coastguard prepares for search
A US coastguard official has pinpointed the exact time the crew of the Titan submersible will run out of oxygen.
The vessel has been missing since Sunday, having embarked upon a mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic. Those onboard include billionaire Briton Hamish Harding.
Search teams identified several undersea noises which they believe might be coming from the sub – but the origin of these has yet to be determined.
Speaking earlier, a US coast guard spokeswoman has said the Titan will run out at exactly 12.08pm today (BST).
Earlier this morning, the US Coast Guard North East Twitter account posted: “Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area.
“As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises.
“Those ROV searches have yielded negative results but continue.
“Additionally, the data from the P-3 aircraft has been shared with our US Navy experts for further analysis which will be considered in future search plans.”
Speaking to the BBC, Deep-sea explorer Dr David Gallo warned it will take hours to rescue the submersible once found.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain, he said: “In this case, the noises are repetitive, every half hour I believe.
“Three different aircraft heard them in their sensors at the same time and it went on for two days-plus.
“It’s still going on apparently. There’s not a lot in the natural world we can think of that would do that every 30-minute cycle.
“We have to, at this point, assume that that’s the submarine and move quickly to that spot, locate it and get robots down there to verify that is where the submarine is.
“They’ve got to go fully ready as if that was the sub because it takes a while to locate it and get it up to the surface, it takes hours.”
Deep-sea explorer Dr David Gallo has said it will take hours to rescue the submersible once found.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain, he said: “In this case, the noises are repetitive, every half hour I believe.
“Three different aircraft heard them in their sensors at the same time and it went on for two days-plus.
“It’s still going on apparently. There’s not a lot in the natural world we can think of that would do that every 30-minute cycle.
“We have to, at this point, assume that that’s the submarine and move quickly to that spot, locate it and get robots down there to verify that is where the submarine is.
“They’ve got to go fully ready as if that was the sub because it takes a while to locate it and get it up to the surface, it takes hours.”
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