There is a race against time to find a lost submersible, with the US Coast Guard confirming there is just an estimated 20 hours left of oxygen on the vessel.
The submersible, named Titan, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck off the coast of Canada. Speaking to BBC News, Rear Admiral John Mauger said: “Based on information that the operator provided, they indicated that they have an emergency life-support system onboard to provide oxygen for approximately 96 hours.
“I understand that is a difficult calculation to predict because it depends on the number of occupants and their consumption but we are looking at a period of time of about 20 hours from now into tomorrow morning that we may be at the end of the 96-hour window. That said, we are continuing to put all available resources into the search right now and will continue to prioritise the search as we go forward.”
