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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Coast Guard may not be able to save Titanic sub even if found – with 40 hours of oxygen left

Reuters/Jannicke Mikkelsen/OceanGate Expeditions/Getty

The US Coast Guard has admitted that it doesn’t know if search teams will be able to rescue the Titanic sub from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean even if they do manage to find it within the 96-hour deadline – as it’s estimated that the five missing passengers have just 40 hours of oxygen supply left inside the vessel.

US Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that there is still no sign of OceanGate Expedition’s Titan submersible, which has now been missing for more than two days.

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