2023-06-22 19:06:00
Submarine missing near the TitanicdossierThe US Coast Guard announced at the end of the followingnoon on Thursday June 22 that it had found debris in the Atlantic Ocean. The company OceanGate, which organized these expeditions, has announced their disappearance.
Hours passed, oxygen was running out and hope was fading. It is now completely useless. In a press release published this Thursday evening, June 22, the company OceanGate, which organized submarine descents to the wreck of the Titanic, announced the disappearance of the five crew members: “We are wholeheartedly with these five souls and all their family members at this tragic time. We mourn the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew. […] This is a very sad moment for the entire explorer community and for each of the family members of those lost at sea.”
Since the middle of the followingnoon, there had already been almost no hope. The US Coast Guard had announced that it had found “a field of debris” in the Atlantic, near the wreck of the Titanic, suggesting that it might be pieces of the submersible. It was discovered by a robot participating in the international search for the submarine.
Since the beginning of the week, the submarine has been missing with five occupants on board – an American, a Frenchman, a Briton and two Pakistani-Britons. The craft had begun its descent towards the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday but lost contact with the surface less than two hours later, authorities said. The submarine in question, named Titan, measures 6.5 meters. It allowed expeditions to the wreck of the legendary ship that sank in 1912.
Running out of oxygen
The more the hours passed, the more the anxiety grew. In question, the theoretical oxygen stock which allowed the occupants of the submarine to hold until Thursday in the middle of the day. A macabre countdown has been held by many accounts on social networks and even by some media. It had ended several hours before the announcement of the discovery of debris.
The help, coming from several countries, nevertheless continued their search. “It is an extremely difficult time for the families of the crew members who disappeared on board the Titan, declared at midday a captain of the American coast guard, Jamie Frederick, during a press point at Boston (Massachusetts). We must remain optimistic and hopeful. Sometimes you are in a position where you have to make a difficult decision. We are not there yet.”
Update at 9:05 p.m.: announcement of the death of the crew.
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