Haunting video reveals depth of Titanic wreck as sub search continues

An animation has painted a clear picture of the insane depths of the ocean rescuers are dealing with while searching for the missing sub.

Amid desperate efforts to rescue the five passengers trapped aboard the Titan, a video has circulated illustrating just how deep the Titanic-bound submersible could have sunk.

The unsettling animated clip is currently making waves online, NY Post reports.

The dizzying 3-D demo, created by Spanish animation company MetaBallStudios, depicts a virtual underwater seascape filled with global landmarks, as if an Atlantis-esque apocalypse had drowned Earth’s treasures.

The Titan submersible may have exceeded depths surpassing two Grand Canyons, about 3700 metres down. Picture: YouTube/MetaBallStudios

As the illustrated submersible descends into the digital depths, the video’s perspective passes various global landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty (93 metres tall), the Eiffel Tower (324m) and the Burj Khalifa (829m).

Other measuring sticks include a Typhoon-class submarine’s test depth (400m) and the bottom of the Southern Ocean (3270m).

Eventually, the viewer is transported all the way down to the wreckage of the Titanic, some 3700 metres below sea level at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean — where rescuers suspect that the Titan is trapped after disappearing Sunday, local time.

Aboard the vessel are five people: OceanGate Expeditions founder and CEO Stockton Rush, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman.

With fewer than 24 hours of breathable oxygen left in the sub, rescuers are currently racing against the clock to locate the vessel.

On Tuesday, three US Air Force planes delivered critical equipment and tools to Canada — in what was described as the “last chance” to rescue the passengers.

If successful, this would mark the deepest ocean rescue ever.

This article originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission