he went on. a few days later, oceangate s stockton rush replied. he told rob mccullum. the next day, rob mccallum replied in the starkest terms. oceangate s lawyers then contacted rob maccullum and threatened legal action. today, we ve contacted them again and they say they have no additional information. rob mccallum maintains that no one should have gone in this submersible. our science correspondent jonathan amos has been tracking this story since the sub was first reported missing. this is a stark exchange your? it s a this is a stark exchange your? it s a fascinating exchange, actually. it is polite ish, but it s also very testy indeed. we should perhaps explain who rob mccullum is, he s got a storied career in deep submersibles. he led the five deeps expedition so this was the american adventure of the first person ever to reach the deepest points and all the world s oceans. so he certainly knows what he s talking about. and his criticism of stockton rush here, the c
he claims ukraine are responsible for the strike, and they were supplied with uk storm shadow cruise missiles. now this is what one of those looks like it s about five metres long with narrow wings. we know the uk did supply ukraine with storm shadow missiles in may, and we know that since then, two strikes one in berdyansk and one in herson oblast have far exceeded their previous range, which would be consistent with storm shadow missiles. and if we pause the footage here, this is the clearest shot we have of the missile. compared to the size of the bridge, it certainly looks five metres long, and the fine trajectory at which it hits the bridge would be consistent with a storm shadow missile. however, russian media, who have also claimed it s a storm shadow missile, have shared images of debris but we re dubious about it and are still checking it out. security staff on the doors of uk nightclubs, bars, and music venues say they re facing increasing levels of abuse. the organis