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
and good evening from st. john s newfoundland. with a sad and somber evening here. this is where five explorers and would-be explorers were set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling so 460 miles from here towards the wreck of the artemis titanic. then, on sunday morning, they were sealed inside the submersible titan, and lowered into the ocean into their descend into 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 that a senior navy official tells cnn, that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sound consistent they said, with an implosion. but it was determined to be quote, not definitive, unquote. and this afternoon, we learned the worst we this morning, an rov, a remote operated vehicle from the vessel horizon our tech, discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, approximately 1600 feet from the battle of the tita
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component of the sub, is safe and capable of handling depths down to 4,000 meters repeatedly with people on board. reporter: employees also offered testimonials. it s one of the best parts about being in a submersible is we get to bring other people with you. just seeing the excitement they get from going underwater is pretty awesome. i found several shipwrecks, about 30 shipwrecks that no one s ever found before, and i would love to visit them in a manned sub. reporter: after all the excitement plenty of successful missions and all the hope it would forever change ocean exploration. excitement, thrills king of the world! and adventure on the high seas. reporter: randi kaye, cnn. during james cameron called the carbon design, quote, completely inappropriate for a vessel that sees external pressure. he said, quote, you may have successful dives that fail
a.b.s., which is the american bureau of shipping, or dnv or german lloyds, who are the major bureaus that class a sub. they call it classing. but it s basically certification. and i think it was unconscionable that this group did not go through that rigorous process. this was an experimental design, there s no question about it. it s a carbon composite. you can tell us more about what that actually means. it s the kind of stuff used in spacecraft. but is it designed for deep underwater pressure? and what is the danger of that kind of material in this kind of environment? it s completely inappropriate for a vessel that sees external pressure. you know, carbon fiber composites are used very, very successfully for internal pressure, pressure vessels like let s say a scuba tank. and you can get two or three times multiple of what you could get out of steel or aluminum for