Irish businessman who saw wreck of Titanic says there's 'a very good chance' sub crew will be found'

An Irish businessman who has made the deep-sea voyage to the wreck of the Titanic has expressed confidence in the Titan crew and said “there’s a very good chance they will be found”.

Oisin Fanning told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he had been on the submersible with pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet and OceanGate chief executive and founder Stockton Rush, who are both reportedly on board the missing vessel.

“The two guys on the sub currently, so Paul and Stockton, are both consummate professionals,” he said. “I mean, to be honest, if I was in trouble, I’d want to be on a sub with them.”