![]() ![]() But even if they reach the surface, the door is bolted from the outside - meaning they still risk running out of oxygen unless they are located and freed by rescuers. Some experts have pointed out it might be near the surface, since submersibles typically are able to shed weight for additional buoyancy. It's not clear how deep the submersible is. The Titanic wreckage is much deeper, sitting nearly 13,000 feet below sea level. They were trapped for 76 hours before finally being hauled to the surface. The deepest ever underwater rescue was that of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson, who were rescued from the Pisces III submersible at depths of 1,575 feet in 1973. ![]() That gives authorities until around early Thursday to locate and retrieve the vessel.īut there are a number of challenges, including the remote location, local weather conditions, the state of the submersible - and the extraordinary depth of the ocean in the area they went missing. ET Tuesday, the US Coast Guard said it likely had about 40 hours left. The submersible is designed to carry 96 hours of oxygen for five people on board.īy 1 p.m. The Dawoods are a prominent Pakistani business family that runs some of the largest corporations in the country, with a portfolio spanning energy, petrochemicals, fertilizers, IT and food and agriculture. The Pakistani father and son were also confirmed to be on board in a statement by their family. According to his biography on the company's website, Nargeolet completed 35 dives to the Titanic wreck and supervised the recovery of 5,000 artifacts. He serves as the director of underwater research at RMS Titanic Inc., the company that has exclusive rights to salvage artifacts from the ship. The diver has decades of experience exploring the Titanic. Nargeolet's family confirmed to CNN affiliate BFMTV that he was aboard the vessel. He had posted on Saturday that Nargeolet was scheduled to be on the submersible with him. Harding is an avid adventurer, having traveled to space on board the Blue Origin flight last year, and to the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean, believed to be the deepest point in the world. ![]()
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