The issue was not any single design flaw, but that OceanGate chose not to pursue recognised certification for the submersible's design, fabrication and testing. Do you think there is any hope for the sub's occupants? submarinemissing Titanic
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.A multinational search team crisscrossed the sea and skies above the century-old wreck of the Titanic for the fifth day on Thursday, seeking a tourist submersible that went missing with five people aboard and was just hours away from the presumed end of its air supply.
How long the air would actually last, experts said, depended on various factors, such as whether the submersible still had power and how calm those aboard remained. The letter came about after many submersible experts voiced concerns over the Titan during a three-day annual symposium, Kohnen said. He said he had asked the MTS board to send the letter on behalf of the entire society, but the board had declined.
In one highly anticipated addition to the search, the French research ship Atalante was en route late on Wednesday to deploy a robotic diving craft capable of descending to a depth well below that of even the Titanic's ruins more than 3.2km down, the Coast Guard said.
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