Oxygen ran out on board the submarine „Titan“: 2 versions of the fate of people
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Oxygen ran out on board the submarine „Titan“: 2 versions of the fate of people
The oxygen on board the Titan submarine ran out just minutes ago at exactly 12:18pm UK time.
Chances of anyone surviving are slim to none.
What are the possible scenarios for the disappearance of the „Titan“ submarine, commented Anton Krastev, a chemical engineer and diver at the Institute of Oceanology in Varna, in „The Day Begins“ on BNT.
According to him, the accident was most likely caused by a loss of electrical power, less likely it was a broken hull of the submarine.
„The risks involved in launching such vessels are many. We can only guess, but basically two things could have happened – the submarine lost power or the hull was destroyed.
In case of loss of electrical power, each submarine of this type is equipped with a life support system capable of sustaining life for a certain period of time.
In case of a breach in the hull – it is unlikely that another body will be encountered in this place – there are almost no vessels that can reach such a depth, not even marine life, so the probability of the hull being breached is small.
„It is also unlikely that the submarine became entangled in the wreckage of the Titanic, as the loss of contact with it was much earlier than the time it took to reach the sunken ship,“ he said.
Anton Krastev suggests that the oxygen can last longer if those in the submarine act sensibly.
„If they don’t move around a lot, if they don’t talk to each other a lot, they will use less oxygen,“ he said.
The Institute of Oceanology in Varna has its own research submarine, which can accommodate up to three people and dive to a height of 250 meters.
Contact with the submersible, called the Titan, was lost on Sunday while it was about 700km south of St John’s on the Canadian island of Newfoundland, while sailing to the wreck site.
On board the „Titan“ there are five people, including the British billionaire and adventurer Hamish Harding. Yesterday, the US Coast Guard estimated that the 20-foot-long bathyscaphe had only 40 hours of oxygen left. Besides him, on board are the Pakistani Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleiman and Stockton Rush, CEO and founder of the company „Ocean Gate“, which organized the expedition. They are accompanied by French submariner Paul-Henri Narjolet.
