guard s rear admiral. we also heard from experts, deep sea diving experts, the rear admiral explaining in very specific detail what that rover, what that remote investigated vehicle that was down on the ocean floor, exactly what it found early this morning. this morning, an rov, or remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.
the tail cone of the titan 1600 away. that s over 12,000-feet below the surface. now, they got to collect all the best they can. our technician, robert pasini. this is what happened and this is how they passed away. good morning, and thank you for having me back. yes, i think that with all the assets that are on-site at this time, they ll stay out there and search and recover as much as they can. given the weather conditions and the crew vision of all the equipment and all the people that are out there. but, for now, i think the conclusion that they have come
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
rahel, phil. any hope of survival was erased after a deep see robot found that piece of the titan submersible scattered on the ocean floor. two debris fields found 1,60 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic. a secret network of underwater sensors picked up the sound of a possible implosion on sunday around the same time contact was lost with the titan as went down to the titanic shipwreck. a senior navy official telling cnn it narrowed down the area of the five-day multinational search and, quote, any chance of saving a life was worth continuing the mission. they informed the incident commander they heard the sound but it was not definitive. they found the titan submersible s tail cone 1,600 feet from the bow. stockton rush, who was piloting the submersible, also on the titan, british billionaire and explorer hamish harding, british penny businessman shahzada
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 titanic, on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris, in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is