A short time after OceanGate's co-founder posted a statement urging people to 'remain hopeful' about the chances of a successful rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that a 'debris field' had been found in the underwater search area.
But a short time after he posted a statement urging people to"remain hopeful" about the chances of a successful rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard announced thatthat he was a friend of Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate who was piloting the submersible. Rush and the four passengers aboard the craft have been missing since Sunday, when the submersible lost contact with its support ship. Sohnlein said he and Stockton last spoke just weeks before the expedition.
"Today will be a critical day in this search and rescue mission, as the sub's life support supplies are starting to run low," Sohnlein wrote."I'm certain that Stockton and the rest of the crew realized days ago that the best thing they can do to ensure their rescue is to extend the limits of those supplies by relaxing as much as possible. I firmly believe that the time window available for their rescue is longer than what most people think.
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, dives in an undated photograph.Sohnlein did not elaborate on other life support supplies that might be available on the ship, like food and water, but urged people to"remain hopeful." He cited a dramatic 1972 rescue as an example of what was possible.
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