traveling 400 miles to the site of the title 42 for a ten-hour journey two miles below the ocean surface to explore the breckage. there were five people onboard. less than two hours after their descent they stopped communicating with the parent ship. the u.s. navy detected a sound that could have been an implosion in area and reportedly forwarded that information to the incident commander. that was not release olympicly. rescuers needed to find it quickly because it had 96 of ox. over the next hour, step by step through the five-day search for missing submersible, everything we know about what happened to the titani and its passengers the risks of going so far down into the ocean and the warnings that had been raised about the titan submersible. just into cnn, a deep sea search and rescue mission with life or death consequences. there was a rush to find a submersible that ferries people to the wreckage the titanic. the united states and canadian coast guards have la
welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper in st. john s, newfoundland. titanic set out from here traveling 400 miles to the site of the title 42 for a ten-hour journey two miles below the ocean surface to explore the wreckage. there were five people onboard. less than two hours after their descent they stopped communicating with the parent ship. the u.s. navy detected a sound that could have been an implosion in area and reportedly forwarded that information to the incident commander. that was not released publicly. if the titan was still in act, rescuers needed to find it quickly because it had 96 hours of oxygen onboard. over the next hour, step by step through the five-day search for missing submersible, everything we know about what happened to the titan and its passengers, the risks of going so far down into the ocean and the warnings that had been raised about the titan submersible. just into cnn, a deep sea search and rescue mission with life-or-death con
questions remain as we are just learning that a top-secret u.s. navy system heard the submersible implode. an experimental vessel is how the doomed suv is described with the oceangate liability agreement. what exactly is the submersible, what is a submersible? is that what ultimately sealed its fate? remembering the five passengers, humans on board, friends and family of the explorers join us next. let s go out front. in evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, a catastrophic implosion. the coast guard confirming that debris from the titan submersible has been found near the wreckage of the titanic. the remote operating vehicle has been searching and it is highly capable. we have been able to classify part of the pressure chamber for the titan submersible. the debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel. the mystery tonight is what caused that catastrophic explosion. we use the word implosion, talking about heavy pressure here. the implo
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. upon this determination, we immediately notified the family. on behalf of the united states coast guard and the entire unified command, i offer my deepest condolences to the families. i can only imagine what this has been like for them and i hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time. additionally we ve been in close contact with the british and french consult general to ensure they re fully apprised and their concerns are being addressed. the outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been robust and immensely appreciated. we re grateful for the rapid mobilization of experts on the undersea search and rescue and we thank all of the agencies and personnel for their role in the response. we re also incredibly grateful for the full spect
at issue, noises pinging from near the titanic site. the site and search area is massive. try twice the size of connecticut. time is running short. all this as more vessels head to the area. three more arriving this morning including one ship with side-scanning sonar all to reach a minivan size sub that could be two miles aabove the surface. no guarantee that the crew members in the submersible haven t already tried, if they could. fears more than half a dozen backup systems from sandbags to emergency inflatable balloons failed. all of them failed. amid new warnings that have come to light about the vessel s safety during its development in the first place. one enthusiast cancelled his plans because of those safety concerns. he never took the trip. know growing concern for the five on board this missing titan sub that did. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. fox on top of a rescue drama right now that could be unfolding nearly two miles below the ocean surface. we go to moll