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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Coast Guard: sub debris found 1,600 feet from the Titanic

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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After days of searching, the Coast Guard just announced the catastrophic loss of the missing submersible. Debris from the vessel was discovered not too far from the crew’s planned destination, the wreckage of the Titanic. Deep sea experts joins to analyze safety concerns amidst the tragic implosion and the recovery effort. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happening now after days of searching the Coast Guard just announced the

0:06.4

catastrophic loss of the missing submersible. Debreed from the vessel

0:10.4

discovered not far from the crew plans destination the wreckage of the

0:14.6

Titanic. We have deep sea experts standing by. We'll also be taking a closer look at

0:19.6

the five people on board whose families and friends are now grieving. We'll be

0:24.1

joined by guests who knew several of the passengers and understood their love of

0:28.4

exploration and adventure. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world.

0:34.0

Wolf Flitzers off today, I'm Alex Markart, and you're in this situation. Tonight the Coast Guard says it is continuing its investigation of the

0:48.7

submersible and its implosion, the discovery of debris confirming everyone's worst fears that the underwater

0:55.4

expedition to see the ruins of the Titanic had a disastrous end.

1:00.3

Our correspondence are at key locations covering the story from every angle.

1:04.0

First I want to go to Miguel Marquez, who was in Newfoundland.

1:08.0

Miguel, the debris field was found just off the coast of Canada where you are,

1:12.0

just 1,600 feet from the Titanic's wreckage.

1:15.0

Yeah, my God Alex, we were hoping everyone, the number of rescuers that were out there day and night hoping for a

1:25.9

miracle and today it all came to an excruciating halt.

1:31.8

The debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.

1:37.0

A catastrophic implosion, five crew members aboard the Titan submersible, gone.

1:43.6

The vessel torn to pieces by extreme pressure.

1:47.6

We found five different major pieces of debris

1:52.2

that told us that it was the remains of the Titan.

1:58.0

The destruction of the vessel so great debris found in two different areas just in front of the Titanic, the wreckage they hope to view.

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