Boston: Pieces of the missing Titan vessel were found on the ocean floor about 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, said the US Coast Guard. “Our hearts are with these five souls”, he further added. The debris located near Titanic was consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.
The story of the missing Titanic submersible and its rescue operation’s race against time has been riveting onlookers. The US Coast Guard said on Thursday that they have located debris near the Titanic. The underwater vessel detected the debris which may be a major breakthrough in an increasingly urgent around-the-clock effort. Experts in the team leading the search are evaluating the new information.
The Titan was said to have enough oxygen on board for 96 hours, which means it would have run out yesterday. However, there are ways the five passengers can conserve even as temperatures drop to near freezing.
A massive search operation is underway for Titan submersible that went missing since it took descent on Sunday 5:30 PM (IST). It lost touch with the surface vessel 1 hour and 45 minutes later. The sub is carrying five people- a British adventurer, a French diver, a Pakistani father and son and the founder of Ocean Gate Expeditions. Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and the only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023.