Admiral Mauger told the BBC it is very difficult at the moment to calculate the exact time remaining due to various factors. However, he stressed that time is running out for crew members as they face a critical oxygen shortage. According to preliminary estimates, the team “Titan” has time left Until Thursday, June 22.

a mysterious hit

The search and rescue operation in the Atlantic Ocean is still ongoing, and with the help of one of the planes it was possible to record a strange sound, similar to a knock on a door, on Wednesday. This gave rescuers hope that the source of the sounds could be a submarine, and they changed the search area.

In the end it was still not possible to find a ship with tourists. Also, the ocean is full of noises, but reports suggest that the “thumping” sound received by the rescue team is regular and may be human-induced.

How is the team quest going?

Rescuers will try to locate the sounds using a series of buoys equipped with microphones to narrow the search area. The next step will be the landing of a remotely controlled vehicle (ROV), which will locate the “Titan” with the help of sonar and cameras.

If it’s on the seafloor, it’s possible that the device was entangled in the wreckage of the Titanic. The ROV will have the ability to move the wreckage using robotic arms. But the probability of success will depend on the degree and direction of Titanic’s confusion.

this has already happened

Such signals have been tested and found to be false in previous underwater rescue attempts, including the 2017 sinking of the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan. Later analysis of the sound revealed that the sound came from a natural source and not from a submarine.

So while hopes of a rescue have been raised a bit, there are still many uncertainties and challenges – at least the lack of time and oxygen on Titan.