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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 ...

James, i appreciate you joining us. someone who's devoted his life to exploration as you have in many wasz under the sea, i'm wondering what's going through your mind tonight. >> well, thanks, anderson. i mean, obviously we're all -- we're all kind of heartsick from the outcome of this. and i've been living with it for a few days now as some of my other colleagues in the deep submergence community. i was out on a ship myself when the event happened on sunday. the first i heard of it was monday morning. i immediately got on my network because it's, you know, a very small community in the deep s...

Like the halibut flatfish, USS Halibut was an unusual-looking submarine, and also spent a considerable amount of time on the ocean floor.

The man who found the Titanic is on a new quest In a career that’s spanned more than 60 years, Robert Ballard has conducted over 150 underwater expeditions and made countless significant scientific discoveries. But the renowned oceanographer says he’s made peace with the fact that he will probably always be known as “the man who found Titanic.” According to Ballard, his mother predicted he’d never be able to escape that “rusty old boat” when he called to tell her he’d located the famous shipwreck in 1985. In his upcoming memoir, “Into The Deep,” Ballard recalls walking int...

Robert Ballard: The man who found the Titanic has a new quest CNN 16 mins ago Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN © Gabriel Scarlett/National Geographic Image Collection His ship Nautilus is named after Captain Nemo's underwater vessel in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." In a career that's spanned more than 60 years, Robert Ballard has conducted over 150 underwater expeditions and made countless significant scientific discoveries. But the renowned oceanographer says he's made peace with the fact that he will probably always be known as "the man who found Titanic." © Em...