MOSCOW, June 20 The bathyscaphe could face a «catastrophic accident», for example, getting stuck among its wreckage, retired British Rear Admiral Chris Parry told the Mirror. Titanic.» According to CBS News, searches are underway off the coast of Newfoundland. In turn, OceanGate Expedition said they were «exploring and mobilizing» all possibilities to rescue the crew. great concern.
According to him, the «optimistic» version of the reason for the loss of the bathyscaphe is that the vessel could lose contact with the surface, remaining serviceable. «Obviously, an accident could have occurred at depth. He could be stuck in the wreckage of the Titanic. It really could lead to a catastrophic accident,» Parry said.
At the same time, former captain of the rescue ship Sean Tortora told the Mirror that it is unlikely that the bathyscaphe will have time to find it «on time» given that the oxygen on the device should run out in «I can tell you that a rescue at depth is unlikely,» he added. Paul-Henri Nargolet, French deep-sea veteran and founder of the American company OceanGate Expeditions, which organizes excursions to the wreck of the Titanic, Stockton Rush, told Fox that the bathyscaphe has 72 hours of oxygen.