The five people onboard a missing submersible that was headed for the Titanic shipwreck on Sunday have less than ’40 hours of breathable air left,’ the U.S. Coast Guard estimated Tuesday afternoon.
Now, rescuers are in a serious race against time. As of 1 p.m. Eastern Tuesday, the five people in the sub have less than 40 hours before they run out of air.
Late Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said ‘underwater noises’ were detected by a Canadian P-3 aircraft.
Remotely-operated vehicles were relocated to investigate, but nothing was found.Finding the sub is just part of the challenge.
Officials will also have to figure out how to recover the vessel, which could be as far as two miles underwater.
‘If the sub is located, then the experts need to look at what is the best course of action for recovering the sub,’ said Frederick.
‘But I think it’s going to depend on that particular situation and if we encounter that.’
The U.S. Navy is sending a lift system that’s designed to recover ‘large, bulky, and heavy undersea’ objects, a spokesperson told NewsNation.
That equipment is scheduled to arrive in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Tuesday evening.
