that deep sea expert also came to the mic and had to explain that that rov, again, those remotely operated vehicles, i mean, it just to let you know, also equipped with cameras and robotic arms. those rovs are still on the ocean floor. they re still going to continue searching, trying to map that area around the debris field. to see if there s anything else that can be found. big questions about the cost of trying to recover that debris. if that s what they do. we re hearing from the families, those who were lost today, it is the company itself oceangate have they said anything about what happened the determination that no one on board survived? they certainly have, in fact, oceangate, cofounding these guillaume i want to read part of the statement he put out. these men were true explorers, who share a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting
lost contact on sunday, an hour and 45 minutes after it began its dive into the atlantic ocean to explore the remains of the titanic. an international rescue operation worked round the clock, searching a vast area of the ocean, trying to find this tiny vessel before the crew inside ran out of oxygen. some felt there was a glimmer of hope on wednesday when the canadian coastguard detected underwater noises in the search area. but on thursday, a remote underwater vehicle found debris from the submersible on the ocean floor near to the titanic wreck. officials confirmed this awful discovery, indicating there was a catastrophic implosion from the pressure of the ocean water above. experts believe that that may have killed the crew instantly. oceangate said in a statement, the men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world s oceans.
ever known. at the same time, with the humility and grace to people to anyone as an equal. as someone said a couple days ago, a man equally at ease on the deck of a ship of a hurricane or conversing at a parisian cafe. a wonderful individual. it s broken my heart that a man of his dynamism will no longer shine his light in this world. this statement coming in from oceangate saying these men were the true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world s oceans. our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. we grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew. no word yet on services. boris? jason carroll, thank you very much. 2024 presidential candidates
deepest condolences to the families. the u.s. coast guard is still working through the exact timeline, and set up sunday, and loss contact, one hour 45 minutes into the planned two hour descent to the ocean floor, the company that operates the sub, oceangate, just released a statement this afternoon singing part we now believe that our ceo stockton rush, suleman and shahzada dawood , hamish harding and paul henry have been lost, they were true explorers that shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world s oceans. our hearts are with these five souls, and every member of the families during the tragic time. we grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew. have sadly been lost was the
distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world s oceans. our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. they go on to say, quote, the entire oceangate family is deeply grateful for the countless men and women from multiple organizations of the international community who expedited wide-ranging resources and have worked so very hard on this mission. tom, there are, inevitably, going to be questions, as some have come up already, about regulations and about safety standards. the coast coast guard was asked during the press briefing what questions might you have at this point, as we learn of this tragic ending to your friend s story? well, the other submersible operations that i ve worked with all have relationships with the