One doctor says the five people aboard the lost Titanic tourist sub could survive for 10 to 20 hours after their onboard oxygen tank is depleted.
June 22, 2023, 10:18 AMThe Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.Despite their onboard oxygen tank expected to be depleted sometime Thursday morning, one doctor says they may have more time if the passengers are still alive. He estimates the five people aboard thecould survive for 10 to 20 hours with air still circulating through the experimental capsule.
"The actual amount of time that they have is unpredictable, but it's probably less than 24 hours after the final oxygen in the tank is depleted," Moon, director of the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, told ABC News. The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.Coast Guard officials said the minivan-sized vessel's air tank is expected to be depleted sometime Thursday morning.
He said that under normal circumstances, the average male uses about a third of a liter of oxygen per minute and the average female uses about a fifth to a quarter of a liter of oxygen per minute.
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