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The five crew members on the missing submersible that was headed to the Titanic died from a "catastrophic implosion" of their vessel.

Wendy Rush, the wife of the executive who piloted the submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic wreckage, has a personal connection to the ship.

Wreck. when i was there on the ship, i would watch the subgo down each day and then come back each day and it gave maybe for a novice a sense of security. but, you know, you know when you get -- you know when you get inside a submersible like that and you go to that depth, you have to know the risk. i think that i didnt know the other gentleman and his son. but they were extremely successful people who probably took a lot of risks in their lives to get to the place they did. and they were explor...

Adventure exploring. adventure tourism? does this put a hold on that? does it end it? does it damage it? >> well, i think there is a bit of a difference there exploration is just inherently human spirit. >> testing the limits. going beyond. trying to see whats beyond the next hill. you know, thats progress. thats how we discover new things. the tourism side we have seen the opposite where have you people that try to ascend mount everest who are just not prepared for that but they paid the money....

Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger of the First Coast Guard District.

Cameron said the sub had been the source of widespread concern in the close-knit ocean exploration community and drew parallels to the 1912 ocean liner sinking. | World News

When the Titanic Submersible story first broke, there was much reporting on how much oxygen the vessel had -which made for a race of sorts around finding Titan before it was too late for its passengers. What we couldn't know when the story first broke, that we know now is that Titan was probably never lost.

Both planes and other vessels. this is almost a little bit like unfortunately reminding us about the titanic when it actually sunk. you remember there was a number of commercial vessels that eventually made it there for the rescue. there are a number of commercial and navy vessels that have been deployed. theyve put sonars in the water so they are trying to identify and see if they can find it via the sonars. and there are planes, c-130s, that are flying on top just for visual outlook and also u...

For some of the equipment thats going to be being sent. obviously the clock is ticking. is that vessel then going to try to get to the area of the dive? >> reporter: that is the hope. there are three enormous c17 airplanes, u.s. military aircraft at the airport now here in st. johns. there is tons of gear on there, including some deep water submersible gear that will we believe eventually make its way to this ship. there are several coast guard ships in the bay here as well. another coast guards...

Explorer Joe MacInnis of Toronto recalls his second Titanic excursion, when things got scary. But “there’s nothing more contagious than panic.”