Reporter behind viral report about Titan submersible reveals more about his experience

David Pogue, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and host of the Unsung Science podcast, speaks with CNN's Abby Phillip about his now-viral report about OceanGate, the company behind the missing submersible that was bound for the Titanic wreck. #CNN #News

[CindyFagerstrom-dt]

Paying $250, 000 for a ride navigated by a video game controller in 13, 000 feet of water is insane.

[jabbermocky]

Haven't seen any interviews with Dr. Robert Ballard yet. He is the man to listen to about these things. After he discovered the Titanic in 1985 he always said that it was too dangerous to send a manned submersible down there. Remote vehicles, fine. Not humans. He had a near death experience in Alvin when his 3 man crew went down there in 1986. He would know.

[MsBerries]

It's time to end these tours of Titanic. Respect the gravesite. Respect the ocean.

[skywriting]

I know the 19 year old is technically an adult but as a parent I would have not allowed of paid for a ticket for something so unbelievably risky. The back story of this vessel is insane and irresponsible.

[josephtalmadge]

Amazing over 100 years ago and the Titanic is still claiming lives. People need to leave that grave yard alone

[ytzpilot]

Rich people and arrogance was the symbol of the Titanic as well as these explorers, the Legacy of the Titanic lives on

[Mark-bwwx]

The hull was supposed to be 7" instead of 5. There were flammable materials inside. It was never tested at the proper depth. Viewing port window was only certified to withstand pressure at depth of 1300 m, not 4000. Corners were cut. Another couple signed up for one of these trips back in 2016 aboard another one of his submersibles called the Cyclops. Rush felt that the sub had technical problems and cancelled the expedition, but he wouldn't give the people back their quarter of a million bucks and they are still involved in a legal battle to try to get back the money.

[mariefc]

This gives me an ominous feeling. My daughter was a deep sea diver, there is so much that can go wrong on a dive going down 130 ft. This small vessel descending up to 13, 000 ft is completely inconceivable. My prayers are with the crew and their families.

[LiveByDesign]

Being rich doesn’t mean you’re smart …don’t follow idiots into an abyss 😑

[simonp]

It turns out that NASA, Boeing and University of Washington denied any involvement with the design, testing or manufacturing of the Titan.

[JigglesJingle]

They won't be able to save them, It's incredibly sad. The pressure at those depths makes it impossible.

[bobby.m]

Hard to believe titanic still claiming lives...

[williamhancock]

It most likely had a catastrophic hull failure. Everyone would have been killed instantly. At that depth you don't get a leak like on a boat at the surface. Down at the sea bottom the pressure would be about 400 times greater than at the surface. Water coming in at that pressure would would be around 6000 psi. That is two or three times greater than a pressure washer and would cut right through flesh. I hope I am wrong but the sudden loss of communication is worrisome. Even with a loss of power it should be able to drop ballast and return to the surface. If they don't find it at the surface it was probably crushed and is at the bottom.

I was shocked to learn it was made from carbon fiber. Not the material I would trust at that kind of pressure. It seems totally irresponsible to take passengers on such a craft. There should be some kind of regulatory standard.

[maskmedia]

We can only hope the crew is safe and its technical problem... that being said. If a family member my heart goes out to you.

[Jockito]

How ironic the one component he boasted was the most safe, the hull, was the one that failed.

[blackpanda]

Its mind blowing to know the Titanic sits at a depth that is higher than the height where Skydivers jump from.

[psychedforlife]

It looks so sketchy. That thing looked like a death trap.

[sehoujay]

Imagine going 10, 000 ft underwater to view the titanic wreckage and the people's last resting place. Only to encounter trouble in the submarine, sinking and joining those Titanic victims for the eternal sleep. My god!

[owennovenski]

I want the sub along with the people aboard to be found and safely brought back. The horror they must be suffering is incomprehensible. That said (and sincerely felt) I’m pretty aggravated that yet again a private enterprise chooses to promote a ‘private’ adventure until disaster strikes and public institutions have to bale them out while rescuer’s themselves are put in harms way. Four nations now involved in the rescue effort, countless numbers of professionals and a ton of money being spent primarily because the private corporation involved hadn’t prepared for a disaster contingency.

[RossM]

The Alvin was built in 1964 and used all the “old fashioned ways” It’s constantly maintained and upgraded and is still going strong to this day. Proof that doing things within the boundaries of the physics of the problem works.