Twice Riding Titan, This Man Values Missing Submersible Passengers Can Last Longer Than Estimated

Submersible Titan. (Twitter/@OceanGateExped)

JAKARTA - A man who has ridden Titan twice is optimistic that passengers who are in the impossible Titan who went missing on their way to the ruins can last longer, even though the time limit for the availability of oxygen is predicted to run out today.

Oisin Fanning pernah melakukan perjalanan laut dalam ke korban Bersaut. Ia juga mengenal beberapa penumpang yang berada di dalam submersible yang hilang tersebut.

"There were a lot of previous trainings. You wake up at 04:00 and safety procedures last for about four to five hours even before going down to the water," Fanning told the BBC, as quoted June 22.

Fanning thinks those in Titan's submersible will understand how to maximize their oxygen supply.

"They will soon find ways to save oxygen," he said.

"They will do everything to keep themselves calm, breathe shallow and store oxygen as long as possible," explained Fanning.

"I think they will last longer with oxygen than people think," he said.

Citing The New York Times, Fanning says the passenger's ability to survive can depend on calm and avoid panic breathing that will consume more oxygen.

Fanning said the Stockton Rush, chief executives OceanGate and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a maritime expert and former commander of the French Navy who are in the submersible, will know how to save oxygen, take advantage of the ship's blankets and scrubs, which can absorb carbon dioxide from the air.

"A lot of things depend on the people down there. Are they breathless? I don't see a lot of panic from the people down there, of course not the two of them," he said, referring to Rush and Nargeolet who took part in the dive on the Titan ship with him last Summer.