The US Coast Guard announced that it is continuing its “rescue” operation submarine Titan, while the co-founder of OceanGate, which owns the submarine, broke his silence and sent a message of hope for the five passengers.

The head of the US Coast Guard search operation for the Titan submarine John Mauger stated that he still “it’s an active search and rescue mission.”

The reports for “underwater sounds” in the area are still being investigated, but it is believed that much of it may be ocean noisethe rear admiral explained to Sky News.

It is noted that rescue efforts continue despite estimates from the US Coast Guard that the air supply to the vessel it would sell out at 2.08pm (Greece time) on Thursday.

Two high tech robot (Remotely Operated Vehicles – ROVs) strip down to “race against time” to find it submarine with its passengerswhich disappeared near the Titanic wreckdespite fears that the oxygen reserves are already sold out.

The search for Titan is proving difficult. The submarine is likely to be in extremely deep wateras it is capable of reaching a depth of 4,000 meters to reach the wreck of the Titanic that is at 3,800 meters under the surface.

“They have more time”

At the same time, co-founder of OceanGate, the company that manages the missing submarine, breaks his silencesaying he believes the five crew members on the Titan have “more time than that which most people believe.”

Guillermo Sohnlein, who founded OceanGate with Stockton Rush, one of the Titan passengers, said he last spoke with Rush a few weeks before the mission began.

In a statement to Insider, Sohnlein, who is no longer involved with the company but remains a minority shareholder, said:

“Today will be a critical day on this search and rescue mission as the submarine’s life support supplies are running low. I’m sure Stockton and the rest of the crew realized days ago that the best thing they can do to ensure their rescue is to stretch the limits of those supplies by calming down as much as possible. I firmly believe that the time available for their rescue is longer than most people think. I’m still holding out hope for my friend and the rest of the crew.”

He said he encouraged everyone to “remain hopeful” for the safe return of the lost submarine and that he continues to hope for his friend and the rest of the crew.