An Irish businessman who has made the deep-sea voyage to the wreck of the Titanic has expressed confidence in the Titan crew and said “there’s a very good chance they will be found”.
Oisin Fanning told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he had been on the submersible with pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet and OceanGate chief executive and founder Stockton Rush, who are both reportedly on board the missing vessel.
“The two guys on the sub currently, so Paul and Stockton, are both consummate professionals,” he said. “I mean, to be honest, if I was in trouble, I’d want to be on a sub with them.”
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Mr Fanning continued: “They will be conserving energy from day one. So I wouldn’t be surprised if the action lasts a lot longer because they’ll know exactly what to do.
“I mean, you’re talking about people who have dived to the Titanic alone 38, 40 times – you know, their career’s about diving.”
They will be advising the people on board with them “not to panic”, he added.
“I think there’s a very good chance they will be found. These are not fly-by-nighters, these are very highly professional people.”
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