didn t have any external bodies, governmental or otherwise, overseeing what they re doing. reporter: the u.s. coast guard has said it will lead the investigation with the ntsb, a multinational probe as the tragedy happened in international waters and riveted the world s attention. it was spectacular. reporter: colin taylor watched the search and rescue operations unfold in horror, haunted by the fact that he and his son had been on the very same expedition a year ago. taylor says rush convinced him it was safe. i think you re never 100% satisfied. we went into this knowing there were risks. it s clearly not for the fainthearted. reporter: but now rush s company oceangate is closed down indefinitely while investigators look into why his last dive to the titanic went so horribly wrong. ron allen joins me now. on top of the investigations you mentioned, i understand canadian police are now getting involved? reporter: yes, the police here have jurisdiction over the waterw
debris field. you re not going to find much in the way of human remains. dr. aileen marty, i appreciate you being with us. it s i m glad to know it was quick. i mean, it s awful no matter what, but i appreciate the detail. thank you. joining me now is someone who knows firsthand what it s like to be inside that submersible. colin taylor was on the titan with his son last summer. colin, appreciate you joining us. you actually were able you were on the titan, you went down to the titanic. what was it like being inside? it s a truly remarkable experience. i took my son down last summer, july of last year. and it was something we ll neff for never forget. it really was. were you frightened? was it claustrophobic? beyond the extraordinary experience of finally looking out the window and seeing the titanic. yeah, it is a little frightening to get into that submersible and to know you re going down 2 1/2 miles. i mean, you have the literal and figurative weight of the ocean
mind. that s incredible. it is incredible. and how long did you spend on the titanic? so at that point our pilot gave the control to p.h. so p.h. nargeolet, who you ve been referring to, who is a remarkable man, took the control of it and really toured us around the bow of the titanic. and was he talking about what everything. i mean, we spent all week with him. so we got to know him very well. but he you know, for five hours we got all of his knowledge about the titanic. yeah. and it was incredible. we did try and make a run for the stern, which is about 600 meters away. we couldn t find it. and then we went for the surface. another 2 1/2-hour ride up. well, i m glad you were ok on that. and i appreciate you talking to us tonight. my pleasure. i m sorry it s under these circumstances. colin taylor, thank you. thank you. up next the promises oceangate expeditions made of adventure and safety before its launch. we ll be right back. to debt in e and, no matt
DailyMail.com breaks down the timeline of events leading up to the Titan s horrifying demise after it was confirmed the submersible imploded on Sunday.
has a three dimensional system that knows where it is on the plain on the earth s surface. once it lost power, we have to remember that the ocean current flows in different directions at different speeds at different heights. so for every hour that goes by, that vessel, if it is floating somewhere in the water, it could go one mile, two miles in one direction. so imagine a circle that is gradually growing and getting larger and larger, and that s the area you really have to kind of focus in on unless it s stick somewhere on the ocean floor. trace: this is colin taylor, he went on the missing sub last year. he had this to say. watch. i know that they ve heard knocking, which is navy protocol when a sub is in distress. ph nargeolet on board is ex navy i m sure he is there every 30 minutes knocking on the titanium dome on the submersible. trace: i played that sound bite because captain you told us