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
using. and there was also the ones i signed up for in 2012 before i ended up signing up with oceangate in 2019. so, it is it was a new technology, obviously not certified. but, yeah, sadly proved not to be solid. the coast guard suggested today that the implosion likely occurred when the submersible first went missing about an hour and 45 minutes or so into the voyage. as you mentioned, a u.s. navy official told us that they discovered an acoustic anomaly, quote, consistent with an implosion or explosion in the vicinity with where the titan was operating when the communications were lost, end quote. they also said those could be sounds given off by other ships, those noises we had been told about over the last several days, the banging sound that had been reported. do you think those were now unrelated.
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