The tyranny of time, physics and distance now defines the fast-closing window of opportunity to rescue five people in a submersible lost in the Atlantic, and experts foresee that a tough choice is near.
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As oxygen aboard the tiny submersible runs out, a haunting reality is that only so many resources can pool together quickly enough, in such a remote part of the ocean, to pull off a miracle
By Dan Lamothe
and June 21, 2023 at 9:32 p.m. EDT