This morning, an ROV,
or Remote Operated Vehicle frome
vessel Horizon Arctic discoveree
tail cone of the Titan submersie
approximately 1600 feet from thw
of the Titanic on the sea floor.
The ROV subsequently found
additional debris in consultati.
With experts from within the Unified Command,
the debris is consistent with te
catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.
Upon this determination,
we immediately notified the families.
On behalf of the United States t
Guard and the entire Unified Command,
Ioffer my deepest condolences
to the families.
I can only imagine what this has
been like for them, and I hope
that this discovery provides soe
solace during this difficult ti.
Additionally, we've been in cloe
contact with the British and Frh
Consuls General to ensure that
they are fully apprised and that
their concerns are being addres.
The outpouring of support in ths
highly complex search operations
been robust and immensely appreciated.
We are grateful for the rapid mobilization of
experts on the undersea search and rescue,
and we thank all of the agencied
personnel for their role in the response.
We're also incredibly grateful.
For the full spectrum of international
assistance that's been provided,
the Rov's will remain on scene d
continue to gather information.
Again, our most heartfelt condolences
go out to the loved ones of the crew.
We'll now take questions.
This was a incredibly complex ce
and we're still working to devep
the details for the timeline involved
with this casualty and the resp.
And so James Matthews, James Matthews
from Sky News,
What other debris have you found
and have you found any trace?
So this is an incredibly complex
operating environment on the sea floor
over 2 miles beneath the surfac.
And so the the remote operating
vehicle has been searching and s
highly capable and we've been ae
to classify parts of the pressue
chamber for the Titan submersib.
Let me refer to one of my
undersea experts here, Mr.
Paul Hankin, to talk about the
nature of some of the debris.
Thank
you, Admiral. So essentially,
we found five different major ps
of of debris that told us that
it was the remains of the Titan.
The initial thing we found was the nose cone,
which was outside of the pressure hall.
We then found a large debris fi.
Within that large debris field we found the
the front end bell of the pressure hall.
That was the first indication tt
there was a catastrophic event.
Shortly thereafter we found the
a second smaller debris field.
Within that debris field we fou.
The the other end of the pressue
hall that the aft and bell which
was basically the comprised of e
totality of that pressure vesse.
We continue to map the debris
field and as the Admiral said,
we will do the best we can to
fully map out what's down there.