There’s still little hope that the Titan will be found

The thought of laying eyes on the wreck of Titanic has tantalised the world since the ship’s rediscovery in 1985. Now the five people aboard the submersible Titan, currently lost in the Atlantic, will almost undoubtedly end up paying the ultimate price for their desire to see the sunken liner on the ocean floor.  

Having joined nuclear submarines at sea myself, I feel physically sick thinking about what is probably playing out aboard OceanGate Expeditions’ stricken vehicle. Realistically there is the slenderest of chances that the five people onboard will be rescued before their oxygen runs out.  

Late last night there was a glimmer of hope when an underwater banging sound was picked up by a Canadian P8 aircraft flying over the area. Trapped seafarers know to bang on the hull with a metal object at the top and the bottom of each hour, while rescuers cease their engines to keenly listen for any sound. The