Five people were in the submersible, which lost contact with a surface vessel on Sunday morning, the Coast Guard said. S. S. 5. The implosion of the Titan has raised questions about the safety of private undersea exploration operations. EDT. Nation Jun 28, 2023 7:13 PM EST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U. It went missing on Sunday. Government agencies, the US and Canadian navies and commercial deep-sea firms are helping the rescue operation, officials said. ”Summary. Ballard set up a search grid for Argo based on his estimate of the size of the Titanic’s debris field. The wreckage was found in 1985, and inspired diving enthusiast Cameron to make Titanic. 94222 Type Maritime disaster Cause Failure of the pressure hull Participants 5 passengers Outcome Submersible destroyed by implosion Deaths 5 (see § Fatalities) MV Polar Prince departed St. The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912. and Canadian ships and planes searched on Monday for a submersible vessel that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of southeastern Canada while taking tourists to explore the. Rescuers trying to find a submersible that disappeared on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic are not only racing the clock as the. S. The Titanic submarine rescue robot found the vessel remains "almost immediately", according to the head of the search. John Mauger said at a press conference on Thursday. He was. There has likely been some type of "catastrophic failure" to the Titan sub, Stefan Williams, a professor of marine robotics at the University of Sydney. The five people aboard a submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition to the Titanic's wreckage died in an implosion after the loss of the pressure chamber, U. Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. A Retired US Navy submarine captain says survival is not likely for the crew of a missing tourism submarine as the US Coastguard warned there is now less than two days' worth of oxygen left. Man if I get up in age (and money lol) and I'm just ready to go, this would definitely be one crazy way to do it. He added that officials were working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can reach a depth of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) to the site at the earliest. If the sub is. The latest: After an extensive search, the Coast Guard found debris fields that have been indentified as the Titan submersible. coast. The Titan submersible first went missing on Sunday, June 18, after it departed on a trip bound for the wreckage of the R. S. The use of remotely operated vehicles in the search for the Titanic tourist submersible carrying five people has yielded no results, the U. Debris. Ronald Thunman, a top submarine officer, initially told Ballard that his dream of finding the Titanic was crazy, but he ultimately agreed to let the persistent explorer piggyback on. CNN —. Officials have determined that the submarine. Search continues for a Titanic tour sub that's been missing since Sunday. S. 5 miles deep. 26 billion worldwide. EDT. By Marisa Iati. As crews scour the Atlantic Ocean for the missing submersible, the U. S. At about 1 a. UK and US officials picked up a “large acoustic signal” indicating an implosion of the Titan sub days ago, but did not release the information to the public or some members of the rescue teams. Head of Titanic sub recovery team dodges question about OceanGate. A U. A four-ton robot from France called the Victor 6000 has arrived at the site of the search and rescue for the Titan submersible that went missing on Sunday. If the Titan and its five-person crew did arrive at the Titanic wreck, they will be located 3,800 metres (12,500ft) below the surface on the seabed – too deep for most ROVs to reach. A submarine can also stay underwater much longer. OceanGate Expeditions ’ Titan sub was equipped with enough oxygen to last the five men on board for four days – 96 hours – in the event of an emergency. Titanic submarine CEO had 1 hour meltdown over stuck sub and hurled joystick at engineer Titanic Submarine OceanGate OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a 'floating colony' on. Navy official told ABC News it had sent a portable crane system that can. “The OceanGate submarine on a mission to the Titanic has gone missing in the North Atlantic. Now. . June 22, 2023. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the. The wreckage. This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. A British rescue mission to locate a missing submarine has been "blocked by US officials" despite there being just hours until the five passengers onboard run out of oxygen. According to the news outlet, the company. (Video: Woods Hole. Canadian police are considering a criminal probe into the catastrophic Titanic tourist sub implosion that killed five men, as the mothership makes its return to port. Investigators from the team boarded the Polar Prince - the ship that took Titan to its journey to the site of the Titanic remains - to ‘collect information from the vessel’s voyage data. Metal wreckage from the Titan sub was. At the site of the Titanic wreck, roughly 900. Coast Guard officials say five major pieces of debris indicated it was the missing sub, including the nose and tail cone. Jun 20, 2023 at 4:58 AM EDT. A massive search operation is underway in an area twice the size of Connecticut for the submersible that went missing Sunday — as officials fear there's less than a day's worth of oxygen left on. The U. Update 6:25 a. The US Coast Guard has confirmed that a Canadian P-3 aircraft detected "underwater noises" in a search area for the missing Titanic sub. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2224 passengers and crew on board. 11, 2023, 5:36 AM PDT. US and Canadian ships and planes searched on Monday for a submarine that went missing more than a. EDT | Published June 21, 2023 at 1:15 p. Rescuers racing against the clock to save the five people trapped in a tourist submersible nearly two miles deep in the Atlantic Ocean are facing major obstacles that could make saving the people. . June 22, 2023, 7:37 p. Coast Guard ship arrives in the harbor of St. A former employee of OceanGate - the company that operates the missing Titan submersible - warned of potential safety problems with the vessel as far back as 2018. Five crew members were later confirmed to have died after the Titanic tourist submarine. US media, citing internal US government memos. Vessel Disappears During Dive to the Titanic Wreck Site. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2,224 passengers and crew on board. The U. What we know so far. The Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the implosion. "Sunday, June 18. On Aug. Coast. (AP) More than two miles under the sea, off the. EDT Thursday. After the submersible had been missing for four days, a remotely operated underwater vehicle. The operating company OceanGate released a statement on Thursday paying tribute. The missing Titanic-bound tourist submersible has about 41 hours of breathable oxygen left – and even if the vessel is located, it would pose a “challenging” rescue operation, the US Coast. 5 aboard Titanic tourist sub are dead after ‘catastrophic implosion’. S. S. Time is running out to find five people aboard a submersible missing since Sunday on what was supposed to be a roughly 10-hour round trip to see the wreck of the Titanic. The five people who were aboard a submersible that went missing while on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic did. m. By Marisa Iati. m. A submersible craft carrying five people in the area of the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic has been missing since Sunday, setting off a search. Canadian officials said research icebreaker ship Polar Prince, which transported the Titan, had conducted surface searches with help from a Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the. 5 miles deep, officials say. An international search for a missing submersible took a tragic turn Thursday when the vessel was found scattered in pieces in icy darkness on the ocean floor. U. Summary. FILE - Submersible pilot Randy Holt, right, communicates with the support boat as he and Stockton Rush, left, CEO and Co-Founder of OceanGate, dive in the company's submersible, "Antipodes," about. S. The Titan's support ship was the Polar Prince, a former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking ship, according to the ship's co-owner Horizon Maritime. US and Canadian rescue teams are scrambling to search for a tourist submarine that went missing during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck with a British billionaire. The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912. After days of search and rescue efforts, U. Authorities say the sub's oxygen supply will likely run out by Thursday. BBC News. More than 1,500 people died. Commercial ships are also involved and one has sonar. m. Editor’s note, June 22, 4:40 pm ET: The Titan submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” the US Coast Guard announced on Thursday afternoon. A French research vessel carrying a deep-sea diving robot slowed down as it reached the search area for a missing submersible that was exploring the wreck of the Titanic, according to the Marine. S. Then, in 1995, before he had even written the “Titanic. Coast Guard says it has likely recovered human remains from the wreckage of the Titan submersible and is bringing the evidence back. Marquet said he imagines the. Speaking at a news. The US Coast Guard has confirmed that a Canadian P-3 aircraft detected "underwater noises" in a search area for the missing Titanic sub. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%. Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. Reuters. In 1988, while making “The Abyss,” about a drowned nuclear submarine, Cameron learned to operate a remotely piloted submersible. S. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. Missing Titanic tour sub has less than 40 hours of oxygen supply left, US Coast Guard says The submersible had a 96-hour oxygen supply when it put to sea at roughly 6 a. Coast Guard, under a treaty governing ocean rescues, led the effort to find the submersible. Update 6:25 a. 26 billion worldwide. It weighs 9,525 kilograms and can reach a depth of up to 4,000 metres in the ocean. Canadian officials said research icebreaker ship Polar Prince, which transported the Titan, had conducted surface searches with help from a Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft. 2023. More than 1500 people died. Victims' families demand answers in wake of Titan sub implosion 03:22. Five people who were on a sub that went missing during a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic did not survive, the company that. T he US Navy is sending special heavy-lifting gear to the search area as hopes grow of finding the submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic. Rescue operations searching for the Titan submersible have focused their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of underwater noises have been detected. US media, citing internal US government memos. More On: missing titanic sub. Details of the. The international effort to find and rescue a missing Titanic tourist. June 20, 2023, at 1:01 p. . Coast. Titanic, the biggest steamship in the world at the time, hit an iceberg four days into its first trans-Atlantic voyage in April 1912. Titanic submersible imploded: What we know about the vessel, including those killed on board. A massive search operation is underway in an area twice the size of Connecticut for the submersible that went missing Sunday — as officials fear there’s less than a day’s worth of oxygen. Titan submersible pilot, crew dead after ‘catastrophic implosion’. Over 1,500 lives were lost on the doomed vessel. The hunt for the Titanic was cover for a secret Navy mission to investigate two submarine wrecks. Missing Submersible. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. June. The U. (Video. The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time, officials said, as tributes. OceanGate's Titan submersible is made of carbon fibre and titanium. The Coast. Saved Stories. The five men who were aboard the Titan were declared dead on Thursday after search and rescue crews found evidence the. S. US media, citing internal US government memos. "Last year, on a visit to the Titanic programme, a CBS News reporter observed the submarine allegedly had “off the shelf components” including lights from Camping World, and that the submarine. The Titan imploded Sunday while on its way to the iconic Titanic wreck, killing all five passengers. OceanGate is based in the U. Mallinson, then 35, and Roger Chapman, 28, were in a six-foot wide deep-sea submersible called the Pisces III, conducting a routine dive to the seabed for work on a trans. Officials are in a race against time to find a civilian submersible that had five people aboard after it went missing Sunday in the North Atlantic while voyaging to the wreckage of the Titanic. The Coast. Then, in 1995, before he had even written the “Titanic. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%. Concannon, who said he was supposed to be on the dive but could not go, said officials were also working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can dive to a depth of 3. Coast Guard officials. The Titan submersible bound for the Titanic that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” US Coast Guard Rear Adm. The five-day search for a missing submarine and its five passengers came to a tragic end Thursday in the same icy, unforgiving depths of the Atlantic that claimed the Titanic 111 years ago. All five passengers on the missing submersible are believed to be dead after the vessel imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic in a remote area of the North Atlantic, Coast Guard officials said. A massive search operation is underway in an area twice the size of Connecticut for the submersible that went missing Sunday — as officials fear there's less than a day's worth of oxygen left on. . Harding sent the text early Sunday. Now. WORDS OF WISDOM. EDT June 23: The family of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood family has issued a statement after officials announced the deaths of five people who were aboard OceanGate’s submersible. " A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the mid Atlantic after a tourist submarine went missing during a dive to Titanic's wreck on Sunday. The search for the Titan, which went missing Sunday after it e mbark ed on a mission to survey the wreckage of the Titanic. More On: missing titanic sub. The U. The film went on to win 11 Oscars and gross more than $2. m. Navy submarine Capt. Titan submersible implosion Date 18 June 2023 Location North Atlantic Ocean, near the wreck of Titanic Coordinates 41°43′42″N 49°56′32″W / 41. 72833°N 49. The search continues for the submersible carrying five people to see the Titanic wreckage. Jarry on Saturday, June 17 — the day. S. S. Nargeolet said in an email to Mr. The U. S. and Canadian crews searched for the small vessel carrying five people that vanished two days earlier in a dive to the Titanic. The five-person crew was dropped into the ocean in their 22-foot long submersible vessel, the Titan, around 8am EST the submersible was launched, according to the US Coast Guard. A satellite image showed. The sub dive revealed that some parts of the Titanic are vanishing. S. Flipboard. S. Presumed human remains have been recovered from within the wreckage of the Titan, the submersible that imploded on a voyage to the Titanic earlier this month, the US Coast Guard reported on. "The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. Titanic Sub Search. The Titan submersible bound for the Titanic that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” US Coast Guard Rear Adm. “Our beloved sons were aboard. The US Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a briefing in about 15 minutes, where officials will “discuss findings from the Horizon Arctic’s ROV on the sea floor near the Titanic”, according to. The Titanic lay largely intact at a depth of 12,000 feet off the coast of St. |. In 1988, while making “The Abyss,” about a drowned nuclear submarine, Cameron learned to operate a remotely piloted submersible. S. A British billionaire, father and son and renowned diver: Who was on the Titanic submarine? British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, UK citizens Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman. BOSTON —. David Concannon said that he is assisting government officials as rescuers race against time to find the five passengers aboard the Oceangate Titanic submarine Andrea Blanco , Rachel Sharp. On Thursday. Frank Owen, a former commander of the Australian Navy and ex-director of its submarine escape and rescue project, told BBC. At the site of the Titanic wreck, roughly 900 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the submersible began its two-hour-long descent of 12,500 feet below. The 21-foot submersible and its five-person. June 21, 2023 at 1:02 p. The debris was found off the bow of the sunken Titanic, officials said. US Coast Guard officials said five major pieces of debris from the OceanGate vessel were found 1,600 feet from the 1912 shipwreck. The five-person crew was dropped into the ocean in their 22-foot long submersible vessel, the Titan, around 8am EST the submersible was launched, according to the US Coast Guard. m. Here's what we know. The latest: After an extensive search, the Coast Guard found debris fields that have been indentified as the Titan submersible. Update 6:25 a. S. All five passengers aboard the missing Titan submersible have died following a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," the U. The film went on to win 11 Oscars and gross more than $2. OpenGate expeditions' submarines. Five people were in the submersible, which lost contact with a surface vessel on Sunday morning, the Coast Guard said. S. International rescue crews are racing against the clock in search of a missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean with five occupants believed to be on board. The third went missing on June 18. What we know so far. On Sunday, the vessel, called the Titan, was supposed to take five people on an. Major UPS Warning Issued Nationwide; Officials Make Morbid Find on Titanic Submarine. Banging noises were heard Tuesday, but time is. If the Titan and its five-person crew did arrive at the Titanic wreck, they will be located 3,800 metres (12,500ft) below the surface on the seabed – too deep for most ROVs to reach. Following an urgent race to recover a 22-foot submersible that held five men on board to see the Titanic. ‘We Need to Have Hope’: More Ships Join Search. If the sub is. Titanic, the biggest steamship in the world at the time, hit an iceberg four days into its first trans-Atlantic voyage in April 1912. Five crew members were later confirmed to have died after the Titanic tourist submarine. When the former employee raised concerns that OceanGate could potentially be violating a US law relating to Coast Guard inspections directly to Rush, the CEO outright dismissed them, the former. The U. The debris found of the Titan sub lies “200 plus metres” from the bow of the Titanic wreck, he says. Navy had detected “an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion” in the area of the vessel around the time communications were lost on Sunday, two senior Navy officials said on. David Marquet says crews would need to locate the vessel then bring it to the surface to unlatch it. The RMS Titanic has been underwater for more than 100 years, lying about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. U. Following an urgent race to recover a 22-foot submersible that held five men on board to see the Titanic. m. Officials said in a statement that they are. Less than 16 hours worth of breathable oxygen remain aboard the crippled vessel as of latest update Wednesday afternoon. A Canadian airplane aiding in the search for the missing Titanic-bound submersible recently detected “banging” every 30 minutes in the area where the vessel lost radio contact. Navy submarine Capt. The unidentified noise was detected Tuesday. As the search for a missing OceanGate submarine intensifies, an indie game called Iron Lung which is a short tale of piloting a tiny submarine with rudimentary tech through an ocean of blood on an alien moon, has seen a spike in sales. Missing Titanic submarine: Timeline of how the deep-sea tragedy unfolded 06:03 , Graeme Massie Five crew members are presumed to be dead after the Titan submarine suffered a ‘catastrophic. BBC News. The vessel that went missing Sunday in the North Atlantic while exploring the Titanic’s wreckage is a submersible not a submarine, and there is a key difference By The Associated Press June 20. The RMS Titanic has been underwater for more than 100 years, lying about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Details of the. It sank to the bottom of the ocean, and more than. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian research submersible that disappeared Sunday after it went to explore the wreck of the Titanic. CNN —. Coast Guard says it has likely recovered human remains from the wreckage of the Titan submersible and is bringing the evidence back. US court documents. (AP) — The U. Then, in 1995, before he had even written the “Titanic. David Marquet, a former submarine captain, described Wednesday what he imagines the five passengers are experiencing in the Titan submersible. An Indonesian military spokesman said officials would push the search hard in the hours before the navy has calculated that oxygen aboard the sub will run out – estimated at about 3 a. The international effort to find and rescue a missing Titanic tourist. Implosion sound may have been heard shortly after missing Titanic sub lost contact, sources say 02:04. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into why the submersible imploded during its June 18 descent. Lifeboats: 20 (sufficient for 1,178 people) RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Update 6:25 a. Brian Snyder/Reuters. June 22, 2023 at 6:50 p. M. T he US Navy is sending special heavy-lifting gear to the search area as hopes grow of finding the submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic. On June 19, the U. Rear Adm. Coast Guard said Thursday. The Titan submersible bound for the Titanic that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” US Coast Guard Rear Adm. S. The submersible was about 1 hour. Debris from the ill-fated submersible. The van-sized sub, known as Titan, was last seen Sunday when it deployed around 6 a. S. Expert: "You sign a waiver," it outlines all. It is unknown how many or if any are on board. A search-and-rescue operation is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for a small submarine that went missing while taking tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic. The Titanic tourist submersible that vanished on a trip to the 112-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean has run out of oxygen, according to officials' estimate. By Giulia Carbonaro. It lost contact with the Polar Prince, the support ship that transported the vessel to the site, 1 hour and 45 minutes into its descent, officials said. Officials said in a statement that they are. More presumed human remains were recovered last week from the last of the debris of the Titan submersible, which imploded in June during a 2½ -mile descent to the Titanic shipwreck, U. S. Coast Guard officials say they've detected 'underwater noises' in search for missing sub; The company that sent a tourist submersible to the Titanic wreck has faced. S. What happens to a corpse at the depths being discussed in relation to the Titan sub? We can’t dismiss the possibility we won’t find the submarine for the next several decades. Titanic ended on Thursday after pieces of the privately owned submersible. As the world watches, transfixed, by the search for the Titan submersible in the North Atlantic, Roger Mallinson looks on with a particular sense of immediacy and dread. The US Coast Guard said a remote-operated vehicle “has reached the sea floor” and began searching for the missing Titanic submersible early Thursday. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into why the submersible imploded during its June 18 descent. m. Five people on board the tourist submarine that disappeared on an expedition to explore the Titanic shipwreck over the. It’s consistent with the location of last communication for an implosion in the water column. The Coast. Officials are in a race against time to find a civilian submersible that had five people aboard after it went missing Sunday in the North Atlantic while voyaging to the wreckage of the Titanic. Navy may have detected Titan sub implosion on Sunday, official says 05:33. This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. Coast Guard officials announced they found debris they. FULL STORY: Imploded Titanic submarine seen for first time as pieces recovered up from sea floor. S. In the years that followed, that worry stuck with the submariner. Jun 24, 2023, 12:37 AM SGT. After days of searching for the submersible that went missing in the Atlantic Ocean as it transported five people to view the. and OceanGate Expeditions, a related company that led the Titan’s dives to the Titanic, is registered in the Bahamas. Officials said the debris was in an area away from the Titanic wreckage in a patch of smooth ocean floor. Search operations began later that day. Primary Menu SectionsFAST FACTS. Titanic. Oct. Officials announced on June 22 that the submersible had imploded and all five people on board were dead. The U. In 1988, while making “The Abyss,” about a drowned nuclear submarine, Cameron learned to operate a remotely piloted submersible. S. ET on Sunday, Harding’s post said. I went on the Titanic submarine — it was a suicide mission; 9. Credit: OceanGate Expeditions via AP, File. Coast Guard of Boston announced that a submersible called the Titan carrying passengers to the underwater site of the sunken Titanic ship had gone missing. Coast Guard released an audio recording of what had been described as "banging noises" heard after contact was lost with the Titanic submersible in June 2…As many know, in April 1912, the RMS Titanic, a luxury ship deemed “unsinkable,” hit an iceberg while crossing the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. National Missing submersible: Rescuers race to find Titan after detecting underwater noises The 21-foot vessel, which is named Titan, lost communication with its. However, on Wednesday a U. The Coast. A screengrab from a Canadian Armed Forces. John Mauger said Thursday. John. In a. FULL STORY: Imploded Titanic submarine seen for first time as pieces recovered up from sea floor. Head of Titanic sub recovery team dodges question about OceanGate. Harris - who became the youngest ever person to dive to the site of the Titanic in 2005, aged 13 - said it's his belief that the OceanGate sub, named Titan, most likely imploded during its initial descent to the ocean floor. Operated by the company OceanGate, Titan lost. All five passengers on the Titan submersible that vanished during a mission to explore the Titanic wreckage were killed when the vessel endured a “catastophic implosion” deep in the ocean. The accelerating search efforts came as an updated prediction by the Coast Guard said the Titan submersible was likely to run out of oxygen roughly around 7 a. ET Eric Schmitt Secret Navy sensors detected a possible implosion around the time the Titan’s communications failed. Debris recovered from Titan sub implosion 00:21. The wreckage of the ship was located in 1985, resting on the ocean floor at a distance of approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the. The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site entered a new phase of desperation on Thursday morning as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock. Decompression sickness isn’t a factor for submarine/submersible crews since (under normal circumstances) the pressure hull protects the crew from the hydrostatic pressure of the surrounding water and the air pressure within most. 7 miles (6 kilometers) to the site as soon as possible. S. Brian Snyder/Reuters. S. By the Associated Press. It has a 96-hour bottled oxygen supply, as of roughly 6am Sunday local time, according to David Concannon, an adviser to trip operator OceanGate, which would in theory last. By Doha Madani. The announcement comes amid mounting questions about the Titan's design, including the account of a submersible expert who said he warned the vessel's CEO about safety concerns after a trip years ago. Sunday, June 18: ‘Discover something truly extraordinary’. Navy Capt. 1. Nicola Slawson. Coast Guard officials in Boston are helping to coordinate the search for a submersible that went missing Sunday morning during a dive to bring five people deep beneath the. .