Few days, but the pattern changed today. so before the ships were scattered over a large area, looking, we think for the knocking sounds that were picked up. but today they got together into a smaller area about the size of a kilometre. one of the french ships was there too. that was unusual. all coming together. they had two deep diving subs on board. one which belongs to the french ship and another sub which belongs to a canadian ship. they reached the sea bottom and we got the news one had spotted debris. this is the site of the titanic, you know, it is a huge wreck, in two parts, there is an enormous debris field around it. so what they have spotted, it might be nothing, but it could be something. the fact they have tweeted is significant. what we also know is the victor 6,000 had robotic arms
Discovery of a debris field close to the wreck of the titanic. for the first time the bbc has heard from a co founder of the company that owned the sub and asked will there could be a catastrophic failure. i the sub and asked will there could be a catastrophic failure. be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate on be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate on what be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate on what is be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate on what is going - be a catastrophic failure. i can t speculate on what is going on l be a catastrophic failure. i can t - speculate on what is going on now. what i do know is regardless of the sub when you re operating at depths like 2800 metres down, the pressure is so great on any sub if there is a failure, it would be an instantaneous immregs. if that is what happened, that is what would have happened four days ago. this video shock have happened four days ago. th
And not only will be imaging what it has seen, it could take some of the debris with its robotic arm, scoop it into a basket and bring it to the surface. it should give them a much clearer idea of what they have found. thank you. it clearer idea of what they have found. thank you. clearer idea of what they have found. thank you. it is an agonising for the people- found. thank you. it is an agonising for the people. lucy found. thank you. it is an agonising for the people. lucy manning - found. thank you. it is an agonising for the people. lucy manning has i for the people. lucy manning has been speaking to people who know two of the british passengers. hamish harding, one of the three british people on the sub has seen and done it all. the south pole. and now in the greest danger. in the uk his cousin is concerned. it is the greest danger. in the uk his cousin is concerned. it is looking more serious cousin is concerned. it is looking more serious. it cousin is concerned. it i
Docked in england, the king meets descendents of those on board at a thanksgiving service in windsor. and now england take on australia in the women s ashes. and coming up on bbc news, frankie dettori has won the gold cup on courage mon ami. in a fairy tale ending, the italian jockey rode to victory in his final time at royal ascot. good evening. debris has been spotted in the area of search for the missing titanic sub. today an underwater sub reached the sea bed. let s go to our
Correspondent in boston, from where the search is being coordinated. from the start some experts have suggested that some kind of catastrophic failure is one of the more likely scenarios for what has happened to it. and why it failed to surface. we don t know what the discovery of this debris field means. the coastguard says its analysts are looking at it and there will be an update in a couple of hours. but hopes must be fading, the subs air supply was due the run out sub s air supply was due the run out six hours ago. the search is intensifying. with confirmation that underwater robots have reached the sea floor, the coastguard says it is evaluating the