were over the craft s unusual design. it s non spherical state, effectively, the reliability of the material it was made of, carbon fibre, and the fact that it also not answer any external, independent testing process. the bbc has been given a e mail exchange between stockton rush, the ceo of oceangate who died in the incident, and a leading deepwater explosion specialist. the e mails sent in 2018. rob mccallum warns stockton rush. he went on. a few days later, oceangate s stockton rush replied. he told rob mccallum. guillermo, the former co founder of oceangate. .. the next day, rob mccallum replied, in starkest terms, i think you are potentially placing yourself and your clients in a dangerous dynamic. right, let s get more on this right now. our science correspondent jonathan amos is standing by. this is quite a stark exchange of e mails? it this is quite a stark exchange of e-mails? , ,., , , , e-mails? it is polite but it is very testy. one e-mails? it is polite but it
at trent bridge. australia are 213 3, after winning the toss and choosing to bat. they ve taken control, with elysse perry and tahlia mcgrath passing 50. england took two wickets before lunch kate cross getting the first of the day, trapping pheobe litchfield with an lbw on 23 runs before debutant lauren filer got her maiden test wicket, with the experienced beth mooney caught at gully. in brazil s top flight, santos game against corinthians was abandoned in the 88th minute after fans threw rockets onto the pitch. corinthians were winning 2 0 in the final minutes when fans began to protest against the team s poor performance, forcing the referee to end the game. santos squad needed help from police to get off the field. brazil s sports court prosecutor general already announced he ll request that santos next game against flamengo should be held behind closed doors. seven time grand slam champion venus williams is in second round action later, after recording only her
now after hearing underwater noises they are redirecting their search zone, hoping they could close in on the vessel and find the five people on board still alive. for now, there are only theories about what could have gone wrong, did it get stuck under something or caught within something. was it within the titanic itself, and if so, when will rescuers, any sort of robotic ship or whatever, be able to get down there. time and oxygen are running out. but the u.s. coast guard insists that this is still a rescue mission. sometimes you re in a position where you have to make a tough decision. we re not there yet. joining us from newfoundland is ron allen and from boston, nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. ron, you just got done with a news conference up there with the people behind the vessel, the ship that the submersible launched from. what did we learn? reporter: yeah, a company called horizon maritime services, the polar prince. it s the first time we have heard
e-mails? it is polite but it is very testy, one has to say, lewis, - e-mails? it is polite but it is very testy, one has to say, lewis, if. e-mails? it is polite but it is very l testy, one has to say, lewis, if you redo the whole exchange. should just describe who rob mccallum is. he is one of the world s leading subversive experts. the first time humans had been to all five of the deepest points in the world s oceans, he knows precisely what he is talking about. and he is essentially critical of stockton rush s approach to safety and the way that he has designed that sob, which we now know it imploded very close to the titanic on sunday, and those concerns, as you were saying, centring on the shape, the unusual carbon fibre construction and also the certification process, the idea that a third party comes in and runs the rule over your. gives you a piece of paper and says, it is as good as it can be. stockton rush s point is, that is not a
only confirmed this morning after a laryngitis scare, where we are waiting for another surprise act here, any moment now. and coming up on bbc news, england start their first innings 473 runs behind australia on day two of the women s ashes test, hoping to bat for a long time yet at trent bridge. hello. the bbc has seen emails revealing the operators of the submersible that went missing near the wreck of the titanic on sunday with five people on board repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence was with a leading deep sea exploration specialist. rob mccallum told the submersible operators ceo, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the sub