Hopes are fading for the rescue of five people trapped on the missing Titan submersible amid fears that the vessel’s oxygen supply has run out joeduggan1 and luciemheath report
The five people on board are British businessman and adventurer Hamish Harding; UK-based businessman Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood; OceanGate’s chief executive and founder, Stockton Rush; and French submersible pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet.Rear Admiral John Mauger confirmed the main focus of the US Coast Guard and the unified command in charge of the operation was to retrieve the vessel in what is still being seen as an active search and rescue.
“This is still an active search and rescue at this point and we’re using the equipment that we have on the bottom right now, the remote operated vehicles to expand our search capability, and then also to provide rescue capability as well.”TitanicJust after midday, the US Coast Guard said a remotely operated vehicle deployed by the Canadian search vessel Horizon Arctic had reached the sea floor and begun its search for the missing sub.
Magellan’s 28-tonne Launch and Recovery System contains a power distribution unit, with a second C17 collecting a 10-tonne winch and nine-tonne rope from Scotland for the mission.
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