TV host describes near-death trip to Titanic wreck
Dr Michael Guillen said an accident “almost claimed my life” during a trip to see the wreckage in 2000.
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Dr Michael Guillen said an accident “almost claimed my life” during a trip to see the wreckage in 2000.
Relatives of the men gathered on shore as a massive search and rescue operation led by the US Coastguard scoured a 7,600 square mile area above and below the ocean surface.
As there is no way of communicating with the Titan mini-sub (pictured) that went missing on Sunday, it is left to experts to predict what may have occurred.
The vessel, Deep Energy, specialises in laying pipes and cables at depths up to 3,000 metres (9,842 feet).
With temperatures on the ocean floor near-freezing and the vessel’s 96 hour oxygen supply running down, occupants are at increasing risk of hyperthermia or suffocation