certainly capable of reaching those depths. a group of industry leaders sent a letter to ocean gate founder and ceo stockton rush in 2018, expressing concerns about the development of the titan sub and the planned titanic expeditions. writing: our apprehension is that the current experimental approach adopted by ocean gate could result in negative outcomes. from minor to catastrophic. and would have serious consequences for everyone in the industry. development continued. ocean gate began taking paying customers to the famous ship s wreck site in 2021 and rush is now among those missing on board the titan. other passengers on the subare a u.k. billionaire, a pakistani businessman and his son as well as a french mariner one of the leading experts on the titanic. the coast guard also confirming today that those on board have a limited amount of rations. bret? bret: molly line live in boston, thanks.
to work for a firm called ocean infinity which found the wreckage of the argentine submarine in 2017, a year after disappeared. thank you for coming onto the programme. first, i went to get your thoughts, that the leaders of state update we were listening to from the us coast guard is there anything that you can read into that? i coast guard is there anything that you can read into that? coast guard is there anything that you can read into that? i think the first thing is you can read into that? i think the first thing is i you can read into that? i think the first thing is i am you can read into that? i think the first thing is i am a you can read into that? i think the first thing is i am a professional . first thing is i am a professional mariner, mariners immediately understand the gravity of the situation like this. and the difficulty of the environment in which the situation has occurred. there is an immediate surge of pride hearing professional activity to carry out
titanic. dana: the coast guard is working to reassure passengers families. officials are mobilizing every resource possible. we re working very closely at this point to make sure that we re doing everything that we can do to locate the submersible and rescue those on board. the location of the search is approximately 900 miles east of cape cod in water of 13,000 feet. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area. dana: molly line is following this story from boston. hi, molly. hi. the clock is ticking. coast guard officials have reiterated their thoughts are with the crew members and fame lalls and their goal is to bring them all home safely. french mariner is considered one
to as mission specialists on board. hamish harding, u.k. billionaire, aviator, award winning pilot, the company tweeting pictures showing harding out at sea, and several of the photos writing the sub had had a successful launch and hammish was currently diving. french mariner, paul henry nargolet, he was named on a facebook post a day before the mission by hamish harding, and overnight, another company tweeted their company s vice chairman, shahzada dawood, along with his son sulaiman, the company noting contact was lost with their craft. i also had a conversation with the petty officer, chief petty
and i talked about that oxygen supply running out quickly. now, they re learning the identities of those on board. five men including the c.e.o. of the tour company oceangate. who made that vessel. a british billionaire, a prominent pakistani businessman and his son. and an accomplished french mariner. 250k to get on board. and now, we just wait and they are likely, kayleigh, in darkness. water temperature around zero celsius, so about 32 or below fahrenheit. kayleigh: i m so scared for these individuals, and a 19-year-old, you know, young kid who has his whole life ahead of him. it s tragic to think about. where i begin to worry, i was reading in the daily mail that a manned submarine like a u.s. navy submarine can go 2,000 feet. this is 20,000 feet. so you have to use a remote operated device. and this expert, his name was gallow, he worried that if we even find them, and if they are