Insider reveals how divers are feeling
Sebastian Harris, son of Titanic expedition leader G. Michael Harris, told The U.S. Sun that he’s holding onto hope the crew aboard the OceanGate submersible that vanished on Sunday will soon be rescued but odds of survival are firmly stacked against them.
Harris – who became the youngest ever person to dive to the site of the Titanic in 2005, aged 13 – said it’s his belief that the OceanGate sub, named Titan, most likely imploded during its initial descent to the ocean floor.
However, if the sub is still intact, and its crew still alive, Harris said they would’ve had to endure some truly horrific conditions over the last few days that he wouldn’t wish upon his worst enemy.
Making matters even more difficult, he says, is that the chance of locating the vessel before their oxygen supply runs dry “is less favorable” than finding a needle in a haystack – meaning all their agony and suffering may likely come in vain.
“If they are still out there somewhere, even in the best-case scenario where they are at the surface of the ocean awaiting rescue, on a good day in the North Atlantic Ocean there are 10-foot waves, and that’s on a calm day,” he said.
