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potential human remains. reporter: quite right. exactly, jake. and also questions about whether or not something like this could have been prevented. again, this all happening this morning when these officials who were running this massive search, at the time search and rescue operation, the remote operated vehicle that was down on the ocean floor early this morning at 8:55 a.m. came across that debris field. right now what they are doing is the r.o.v.s are still there on the ocean floor, still trying to map the ocean floor, still trying to figure out exactly what is down there in terms of debris. the coast guard earlier today, the rear admiral gave his assessment of exactly what happened and in addition to that a deep sea expert weighed in on exactly what was found. we found five different major pieces of debris that told us that it was the remains of the titan. the initial thing we found was the nose cone, which was outside of the pressure hull. we then found a la ....
from the coast guard at a briefing set for 3:00 eastern time. meanwhile, we are learning that canada is stepping up its rescue efforts sending in a ship, the hmcs glace bay, equipped with a hyperbaric recompression, and we will be joined in just moments. sandra: molly line outside the u.s. headquarters in boston. first get to mike tobin, live at the staging area for the search in st. john s, canada. mike, exactly what we know, officials are reporting the remote operated robot discovered this debris field near the titanic and they are saying it could be linked to the missing titan but cannot confirm that to be the case. what else are we learning? well, we have learned that certainly very discouraging news for the people who are holding out hope for a miracle in this case. i spoke with larry david who is larry daily, i should say, logistics specialist for titanic expeditions, he was down to the wreckage in 2003, and 1 of the things he points out is when you go down ....
just begun, let s get right to it. first coast guard district commander. brief recap of our coordinated search efforts for the 21-foot submersible with the five on board and update on current search efforts and plans for the next 24 hours. on behalf of all the men and women of the united states coast guard and our search partners, we offer our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the five crew members, their families and their loved ones. our crews are working around the clock to ensure we are doing everything possible to locate the titan and the five crew members. yesterday we set up a unified command consisting of expertise from the united states coast guard, united states navy, canadian armed forces and coast guard, and the titan s parent company, oceangate expedition. a complex search effort, requires multiple agencies with subject matters expertise and specialized equipment. the u.s. coast guard has assumed the role of mission coordinator, we do not have all t ....
future, the near term, and i don t think it has had any real consequence. and what was your second question? as you raise these broader issues of human rights and democracy, what is your message to those, including some members of your own party who believe that your administration is overlooking the targeting of religious minorities and a crackdown on descent in india. look, the prime minister and i had a good discussion on democratic values and there is a that s the nature of our relationship, we are straightforward with each other and we respect each other. one of the fundamental reasons that i believe u.s.-china relationship is not in the space as the u.s.-india relationship is that there is an overwhelming respect for each other because we are both democracies, and it s a common democratic character both our countries that, and our people, our diversity, our culture, our open tolerant robust debate and we believe the dignity of every citizen and it is in amer ....
debris from the vessel discovered not far from the crew s planned destimation, the wreckage of the tay tannic. we have deep sea experts standing by. we ll also be taking a closer look at the five people onboard whose families and friends are now grieving. we ll be joined by guests who knew several of the passengers and understood their love of exploration and adventure. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. tonight the coast guard says it is continuing its investigation of the submersible and its implosion. the discovery of debris confirming everyone s worst fears, that the underwater expedition to see the ruins of the titanic had a disastrous end. our correspondents are at key locations covering the story from every angle. first, i want to go to miguel marquez who s in newfoundland. the debris field was found just off the coast of canada where you are ....