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Christopher Bucktin & Yelena Mandenberg

Expert warns rescue of Titanic submarine with '72 hours of air' left is 'unlikely'

As US and Canadian rescuers are searching for the missing Oceangate sub that disappeared Monday morning while carrying a group of crew and tourists to see the sunken Titanic remains, one expert says it is unlikely that they will be found 'in time' as life-supporting oxygen is due to run out 6 am BST, Thursday.

Former Captain of a Navy salvage and rescue ship, Capt Sean P. Tortora, told the Mirror: "I can say any rescue at the depth would be highly unlikely."

Another expert, former Royal Navy Rear Admiral, Chris Parry, said that the vessel could have fallen foul of a “catastrophic failure” or even have become tangled up in the debris of the famed shipwreck. "It’s very concerning indeed,” he said.

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