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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was reading that they have apparently 96hrs of oxygen supply. If the sub still has oxygen. It can’t return to the surface that sounds like a slow and excruciating death. [/quote]

I hate to say it, but they’re better off being crushed.[/quote]

Can you explain why they can't resurface? I don't understand.[/quote]

It’s more that if they haven’t yet, there is probably catastrophic failure preventing it. David Pogue has been on this vehicle and said it has 7 ways to surface, with or without power. If they haven’t AND aren’t communicating, the craft is likely gone or obliterated. [/quote]

Is it possible it emerged and they haven't located it yet?  (ie its floating somewhere and they are trapped inside).  Or would that be easy to spot?[/quote]

Yes, that is why the US Coast Guard has C-130s flying over an area about the size of Connecticut trying to locate the submersible on the surface. Depending on the weather conditions it can be incredibly difficult to spot an object that small on the surface of the ocean without any beacon to guide rescuers. It is sadly entirely possible that they could float on the surface and suffocate before they are found, assuming they ever surfaced.[/quote]

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