an 0ceangate spokesman told us they couldn t provide any information at this time. experts have said this incident should lead to changes. it s a wake up call for us. and that s why i think a really thorough, rigorous investigation should be done and shared with the community and lessons will be learned. and whichever side of the fence you are on in terms of sub design, you will learn something from this. subs that carry passengers can go through independent safety assessments by specialist organisations, but the titan was not certified by any external agency. in a blog post in 2019, the company said its design fell outside the accepted system and that simply focusing on classing the vessel does not address the operational risks. so is this unusual? any sub that dives 4,000 metres or beyond is a one off vehicle, but it doesn t mean it can t
employee was later fired. we know from the new york times that there was a group of several other deep sea explorers that had sent a letter to the ceo of 0ceangate expressing concerns about the experimental nature of this vessel. so there have been some questions raised. 0f vessel. so there have been some questions raised. of course the ceo himself stockton rush has been very open about the fact he wants to innovate and he wants to push boundaries and some of this might have been a bit experimental. bit experimental. thank you so much for that bit experimental. thank you so much for that update. - bit experimental. thank you so much for that update. there i bit experimental. thank you so | much for that update. there are so many more updates from him and the rest of our colleagues on the ground on our bbc website. before this latest mission, possible safety concerns about the missing titan sub can actually be traced as far back as 2018. us court documents showed a former employee of
extreme tight deadline we have. it s a remote area, takes time to bring in these sorts of boats and equipment into the region. even if you have something that could help if it is too far away, it simply wouldn t make it in time. so we are seeing all kinds of agencies and even private vessels learning their expertise to the search. and do we know anything expertise to the search. and do we know anything else - expertise to the search. and do we know anything else about i expertise to the search. and do l we know anything else about the company that organised this titanic sub and this visit to the titanic? because people are wondering how this could have even happened in first place. there are beginning to be some questions about the safety record not only of the vessel itself but also of the company 0ceangate. we know in 2018 there were some court filings that involve the case between a former employee and the company, and apparently they had raised concerns about safety checks and qu
helpfulto you? hopeful. there still is helpfulto you? hopeful. there still is a helpfulto you? hopeful. there still is a sense - helpfulto you? hopeful. there still is a sense of - helpfulto you? hopeful. i there still is a sense of hope, and help a word mentioned times during this press conference earlier with the us coastguard. they said there is no search and rescue operation without it. when asked about if they have a timeline for when they might stop searching, they refused to answer that question and that they would continue on and that they would continue on and they didn t give any kind of deadline for stopping. you can tell if there is still hope because there is a simultaneous plan for a rescue being undertaken now. there are pieces being moved into place into this remote location that will be very crucial when it comes to trying to lift up the vessel if it is located, there is essentially a winch system with a long cable that can reach down into the depths of t
could be trapped in or even if it is the wreckage of the titanic itself so these pieces being moved into place. if the vessel has found a rescue operation could begin as soon as possible. operation could begin as soon as possible- operation could begin as soon as ossible. ., ., as possible. you mentioned the french equipment. as possible. you mentioned the french equipment. the - as possible. you mentioned the french equipment. the world i as possible. you mentioned the french equipment. the world isi french equipment. the world is obviously following what is happening, but this has become an international search effort now, hasn t it? now, hasn t it? this almost became now, hasn t it? this almost became an now, hasn t it? this almost became an international. now, hasn t it? this almost i became an international effort right in front from the beginning. we have from the coastguard as soon as but they became involved on sunday that they didn t the resources or the expertis