Its got one button. And thats it. But their sub went missing, prompting a Massive International effort to find them, with warnings Oxygen Supplies would be dwindling. The really nightmarish scenario is that they are alive at the surface, bobbing away, running out of air and unable to get out. Its exceptionally difficult. Its basically a needle in a haystack. Well, im nervous. Im sick to my stomach with nerves. Im just hoping for good news. The dive that was meant to take around eight hours turned into days. The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. So what do we know happened on the titan and to the men on board . On saturday the 17th ofjune 2023, british explorer Hamish Harding posted an update on facebook revealing his journey to explore the wreck of the titanic. Harding was travelling with Oceangate Expeditions, a private company that takes paying customers down to see the wreck. The eight day trip started on friday the 16th ofjune when the Researc
it s got one button. and that s it. but their sub went missing, prompting a massive international effort to find them, with warnings oxygen supplies would be dwindling. the really nightmarish scenario is that they are alive at the surface, bobbing away, running out of air and unable to get out. it s exceptionally difficult. it s basically a needle in a haystack. - well, i m nervous. i m sick to my stomach with nerves. i m just hoping for good news. the dive that was meant to take around eight hours turned into days. the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. so what do we know happened on the titan and to the men on board? on saturday the 17th ofjune 2023, british explorer hamish harding posted an update on facebook revealing his journey to explore the wreck of the titanic. harding was travelling with oceangate expeditions, a private company that takes paying customers down to see the wreck. the eight day trip started on friday the 16th ofjun
even if it could get down there, the hatches would not match on to. would not mate on to the submersible. on thursday, last ditch efforts are deployed amidst fears oxygen levels are critical. a french vessel with a submersible capable of reaching the sea bed and transmitting images to the surface arrives in the search area. the victor 6000 also has two mechanical arms capable of extremely delicate manoeuvres, such as cutting or removing debris. the resources allocated to search for the titan drew criticism online with the efforts to find rich explorers compared to resources allotted to rescue migrants crossing large bodies of water on small boats. in the weeks prior to the titan submersible going missing, greece declared a period of national mourning after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of pylos.
that they would be found. and now it s just heartbreaking. personally, i ve lost two friends in the most horrific way. and, but i want, you know. speaking to the media, at least i want to have a human face on what these men stood for and what they lived their lives doing. and it s more thanjust this dive on titanic, and hopefully that is something that will come out. the families of the five men on board the submersible have begun mourning their loss after the international effort to try to save them. the family of shahzada and suleman dawood said. hamish harding, the explorer, was described as. the statement said.
every half an hour. the equipment that s been mobilized for this is the finest in the world, the most capable in the world. we have to hold out hope. i think, as you re aware, there s still life support available on the submersible and we ll continue to hold out hope until the very end. it later emerged the navy heard an implosion sound on the day the titan went missing, but search efforts continue. alistair greig, a ucl marine engineering professor, says the rescue operation is hugely complex and challenging. if it s very deep, it s going to be very difficult to rescue it. none of the conventional submarine rescue methods, which are designed mainly for naval submarines, would be able to operate down at the depth of the titanic. even if it could get down there, the hatches would not match on to.