The frantic search for the Titan submersible, which went missing on Sunday almost two hours into its dive to see the Titanic shipwreck, is reaching mission critical as the five crew members reach the final hours of their estimated air supply.
The frantic search for the Titan submersible, which went missing on Sunday almost two hours into its dive to see theshipwreck, is reaching mission critical as the five crew members reach the final hours of their estimated air supply.
On Tuesday, the crew onboard were named. They include British businessman Hamish Harding; British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman; former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet; and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. The craft is understood to be the Titan, built by Washington-based exploration company OceanGate Inc. The Titan is designed to take five people to a depth of 4,000 meters. The structure has a life support span of 96 hours for five people, according to OceanGate’s website. Each round-trip journey to the Titanic wreckage can take up to 10 hours.
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