A Mexican man who made a harrowing underwater descent last yr on the identical missing Titanic submarine said the ship’s battery suddenly ran out of power during its voyage, forcing it to show back early.
Actor and YouTuber Alan Estrada secured a one-of-a-kind $125,000 trip to the OceanGate Titan submarine wreck last July.
Nonetheless, the trip was cut short by about 4 hours after the ship’s battery unexpectedly dropped below 40 percent, forcing the crew to return to the surface, the vlogger said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
The ship also experienced a two-hour communication outage while underwater, Estrada said.
“My biggest concern was obviously the loss of my life,” Estrada told The Day by day Mail. “All of the individuals who have made this expedition … we’re aware of the risks we’re taking. This isn’t a surprise.
The Titan and its five-man crew disappeared Sunday after similarly losing contact with the surface about an hour and 45 minutes after an eight-hour journey to a depth of 12,500 feet to the seabed off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
![Ocean Gate submarine](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000013010054.jpg?w=800)
The ship has not been seen since as search and rescue teams scramble to locate it before oxygen runs out on Thursday morning.
Estrada told the Day by day Mail that he was originally scheduled to make the trip – paid for by sponsors – in July 2021, nevertheless it was pushed back by a yr for reasons that were never specified. Since then, the worth of the tour has doubled to $250,000.
![OceanGate Titan](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000012966201-7.jpg?w=1024)
![Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000012955206.jpg?w=1024)
He said he and everybody on board knew the potential dangers of the journey.
“Because that is an experimental submarine, lots of things can occur, and we were aware that not only something could occur that would endanger your life,” continued Estrada. “However the dive probably couldn’t have gone well if the weather wasn’t in your favor.”
Although Estrada’s adventure was cut short, he still had the chance to spend time on the Titanic wreck site and take a tremendous photo next to the ship’s window, which shows the sunken ship’s distinctive prow outside.
![Ocean Gate ship under water](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000013010062-1.jpg?w=800)
![Ocean Gate Dive Ship](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000013010060.jpg?w=800)
Among the many missing are OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who pilots the ship with a video game controller, French Titanic expert Paul Henry Nargeolet, British billionaire Hamish Harding, and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son.
On Tuesday, a Canadian rescue plane detected “pounding” noises at 30-minute intervals emanating from a large area across the wreck of the Titanic, giving some experts hope that the noises could possibly be brought on by a person from the still-living crew.
The US Coast Guard said Wednesday it had re-routed its remote-controlled vehicles because the pounding continued. A further 7 ships were heading towards the search area to assist, the USCG said.
“I wish with all my heart that they find them,” Estrada told the Day by day Mail. “Today is a vital day for this rescue operation. I hope they find them protected and sound.”