titan. just watch. oceangate expeditions offers you the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a specially trained crew member safely diving to the titanic wreckage site. it s very well engineered and very safe. and the team is very focused on safety first. the communication is really key, i think knowing that they never lost communication. not one second of me experiencing anything from oceangate have i ever felt unsafe. five people who ultimately died on that voyage signed a release form used by the company which states the experimental submersible vessel has not been approved or certified by any regulatory body. any failure could cause severe injury or death. i assume full responsibility for the risk of bodily injury, disability or death. so there is a lot of questions when it comes to the legal aspects of things, adventure tourism, and what is happening
the same robot that found the titanic sub is back at the wreckage site, the lead starts right now. what went so tragically wrong? causing the implosion that killed five people on that v voyage. first on cnn, a new mission today for that remote vehicle that discovered the sub debris. plus, a cnn exclusive. fake electors compelled to testify. as a special counsel investigation looking in efforts to over turn the 2020 election heats up. and in the shadow of trump, 2024 republican hopefuls converge on a conservative conference and try to separate themselves on one of the most divisive issues of this election cycle. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper here in washington.
when asked about what he heard. deep sea experts question the lack of testing of the vessel and the integrity of materials used to make the hull. a cnn review shows that while oceangate touted commitment to safety it rejectedtry standards that would have imposed greater scrutiny on its operations and vessels. specially trained crew members diving to the wreckage site. reporter: in this video published last year the company touted an unforgettable but safe voyage. that video also features paul henri, one of the passengers on board. for me it s very well done because it s simple. not a lot of equipment.
we need to have hope, right? but i can t tell you what the noises are. but what i can tell you is, and i think this is the most important point, we re searching where the noises are and that s all we can do at this point. they are trying as hard as they can. in a race against time trying to find the missing submersible that set off on a mission to the titanic wreckage site off the coast of newfoundland. the titan began its nearly 13,000-foot descent but the vessel and its five person crew vanished in less than two hours. this is not the first time a mission to the titanic shipwreck has gone awry. 20 years ago science editor was sent on assignment all the way
and, you know, p.h. was doing something that he truly, truly loved, and, you know, it just ended. at least there is some solace, as you said, it was likely there was no suffering for p.h. and the others on board. tom dettwiler, we re grateful for you not only sharing insights into your friend but the mission and what drives folks to this wreckage site. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. thank you. of course. we do also want to bring in now cnn pentagon correspondent orin lieberman. you have been tracking what may examine next in this recovery effort. we heard the coast guard talking about gathering evidence and surveying the site in order to conduct a thorough investigation. what are you learning? so if there is an attempt to try to salvage some of the debris to carry out that