this is where five explorers and would-be explorers first set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling some 460 miles from here toward the wreck of the rms titanic. then on sunday morning they were sealed inside the submersible tight sxn lowered into the ocean for their descent to the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later communication, as you know, was lost with the submersible and we just learned it was about that time a senior navy official tells cnn that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sounds consistent, they said, with an implosion but that it was determined to be, quote, not definitive, unquote. well, this afternoon we learned the worst. this morning an r.o.v., or remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the r.o.v. subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with exp
was smooth. when asked about the precise timing of the catastrophic implosion as they re calling it, he said it was too early to tell. now, aboard the vessel two deep sea pioneers, paul-henri nargeolet, a veteran of dozens of dives to the titanic. he was 77, widely regarded as an expert on the titanic. also stockton rush, 61, the founder of oceangate expeditions and creator of the titan. also lost aboard, 58-year-old pilot and aerial adventurer hamish harding and british pakistani billionaire shahzada dawood, who was 48 years old, and his 19-year-old son suleman. now, there is no good news in what happened at all, but perhaps some comfort for the loved ones of those now lost that according to long-time navy physician dr. eileen marty, who we ll speak with shortly, the implosion that took their lives would have happened many times faster than the human brain could have even detected it, let alone experienced fear. in just a moment we ll talk to titanic director james cameron, who himsel