Terrifying animation shows how deep the Titanic OceanGate submarine could be

As officials race against time to save five people aboard the missing Titanic submersible, a new immersive video shows just how deep it could be.

the clip, created by the Spanish animation company MetaBallStudiosgradually descend through a digital underwater landscape.

As you go, the heights of multiple landmarks are rendered in the water, including the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Finally, the chamber reaches 12,000 feet (3,700 meters) deep, the bottom of the North Atlantic, where the remains of the Titanic lie.

The Titan submersible, operated by US firm OceanGate, began its dive on Sunday morning, but soon after all contact with its mother ship was lost.

One of Pakistan’s richest men, Shahzada Dawood, is on board the ship with her son Suleman, British billionaire Hamish Harding, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet.

The five people only have around a day’s worth of oxygen left, according to authorities, as of Wednesday morning UK time.

Authorities raised the alarm Sunday when the ship disappeared less than two hours after its adventure.

The submarine had launched its £195,000 per person ($248,094) tour from the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 2:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. GMT) on Sunday.

It is understood that Titan communicates with those on the surface by sending an alert to its mother ship, the Polar Prince, every 15 minutes.

The five on board last pinged the mother ship at 10 am EST (3 pm GMT) on Sunday, while it was directly over its destination, the Titanic.

This could indicate that they are now somewhere on the ocean floor, with the wreckage split into two halves some 12,500 feet (3,800 m) below the surface.

To put depth in context, MailOnline has created a chart showing how this depth compares to famous tall structures, such as London’s Big Ben, Chicago’s Willis Tower and the Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon, a natural geological formation in Arizona, is about 6,000 feet (1,828 meters), less than half the depth of the Titanic wreckage.

It reveals how landmarks famous for their height pale in comparison to this: with the Statue of Liberty at just 305 feet (93 m), the Eiffel Tower at 1,083 feet (330 m), and the Empire State Building at 1,250 ft (381m).

Even the United Arab Emirates’ Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, appears tiny against the depths of the North Atlantic, at a height of 2,217 feet (675 m).

And the vast Grand Canyon is no different at 6,000 feet (1,828 m), less than half the depth of the Titanic wreckage.

The ship has been described as a submarine, but it is actually a submersible.

A submarine is an independent cruiser with its own power supply and air renewal system, while a submersible needs the support of a surface ship or shore crew.

On average, submarines can go as deep as 1,476 feet (450 meters), according to Marine Insight, which is slightly more than the height of Chicago’s Willis Tower.

But OceanGate’s Titan submersible is designed to reach depths nearly 800 percent greater than this, to a maximum of 13,123 feet (4,000 meters).

While this is well beyond the depth of the North Atlantic seafloor, experts fear it may be too far for a US Navy submarine to reach, with its capabilities limited to just 2,000 feet (609 meters).

As a result, remotely operated vehicles may be the only alternative to rescue them, reaching maximum depths of 20,000 feet (6,096 meters).

David Gallo, owner of the salvage rights to the Titanic wreck site, told CNN: “One of the biggest things is where is it? Is it at the bottom, is it floating, is it in the middle of the water?

‘That’s something that hasn’t been determined yet…we’ll just have to wait and see and hope for the best.

The water is very deep, more than two miles. It’s like a visit to another planet, it’s not what people think it is. It is an environment without sun, cold and high pressure.’