The oxygen on the missing Titanic submersible is expected to run out in a matter of hours, rendering the hopes of the rescue mission to retrieve the 5 persons aboard very low.
The Titan has caught the attention of international media after it lost contact and sunk near the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean.
Experts on the mission say that the breathable oxygen keeping the five people aboard will likely run out on Thursday morning to noon.
According to EuroNews, even if the Titan is located in the North Atlantic, it could be nearly impossible to reach if it is stuck on the ocean floor.
This would place it at roughly 12,500 near the infamous ship’s wreckage. The rescue efforts based off the underwater sounds have so far yielded negative results.
Titan had a 96-hour oxygen supply when it set off at roughly 6 a.m. on Sunday, according to David Concannon, an adviser to OceanGate Expeditions, which oversaw the mission.
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