tv The Context BBC News June 21, 2023 9:00pm-9:30pm BST
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we are smack dab in the middle of search and rescue, and we will continue to put every available asset that we have in an effort to find the titan and the crew members. we need to have hope, right? but i can't tell you what the noises are. what i can tell you is, and i think this is the most important point, we are searching where the noises are, and that is all we can do at this point. there will be constant planning and predicting going on around numerous scenarios about where this vessel is. into tomorrow morning, that we may be at the end of that 96 hour window. hello, welcome to the programme.
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rescue teams in the north atlantic are putting all available resources into the search for the missing submersible which has less than 20 hours supply of oxygen next. —— oxygen left. joining me on the panel tonight is the writer and broadcaster chris morris and doug heye, former spokesperson for the republican national committee. also on the programme tonight. more worrying economic data for the uk. inflation — the rate at which prices are rising — didn't fall last month as expected. that's left many expecting the bank of england to raise interest rates yet again tomorrow — heaping more pressure on many people with mortgages and loans. and the us rolls out the red carpet for narendra modi. the indian prime minister starts a three day official visit. we will look at the two countries' closening relationship and what it means for the global status quo. less than 20 hours of oxygen remain for the five people who are trapped inside a submersible after they went
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missing on sunday morning in a remote part of the north atlantic. 0vernight, there were reports that underwater noises were picked up by a canadian aircraft involved in the search. it has raised hopes that the people on board could be tapping on metal inside the vessel to show rescuers where they are. the ships and aircraft have a vast area to search. the sub arrived here on sunday and began its dive to the titanic wreck at 8am — it was less than two hours later that contact was lost. they should have been underwater for no more than eight hours. just remember — the space they're in is no bigger than a transit van. in the last few hours we heard more from the boston coastguard — take a listen. when you are in the middle of a search and rescue case, you always have hope. that's why we're doing what we do. with respect to the noises specifically, we don't know what they are, to be frank with you. the p3 detected noises. that's why they're up there. that's why they're doing what they are doing. that's why they put sonar
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buoys in the water. the good news is, what i can tell you is we're searching in the area where the noises were detected. and we'll continue to do so, and we hope that when we are able to get additional rovs, which will be there in the morning, the intent will be to continue to search in those areas where the noise was detected. and if they continue to be detected. and then put additional rovs down on the last known position where the search was originally taking place. that is the us coast guard making reference to it robotically operated vehicles, rovs. in the last half hour we also heard from the chairman and co founder of horizon maritime services — which operates the polar prince, the mothership that carried the submersible before its descent on sunday. are a critical role remains in a support capacity. it has been a very difficult few days for the crew and family of those on board. they have
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been steadfast in providing support during this difficult time. we have been supporting the titanic expeditions for several years. the polar prince remains at the titanic site, participating in rescue efforts. we are very aware of the time sensitivity ahead of this mission. 0ur crews are experts in their fields, mission. 0ur crews are experts in theirfields, and will mission. 0ur crews are experts in their fields, and will continue to support this effort in every way we can. we remain focused on contributing to the source for the titan crew, and continue to hold out hope they will be located and brought home safely. there were regular kim indications up until a point, and then i think as you are aware, communication ceased. —— there were regular communications. this is the first image from a search operation close to where the titanic sank. in the midst of the north atlantic, deep energy, a pipe—laying ship with remote control underwater vessels is joined the
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hunt for the titan. it has been three days since it vanished without a trace, and with it, three british citizens. billionaire explorer hamish harding, businessman shahzada dawood, and his teenage son, also on board, is a veteran french driver paul henri night in a and stockton rush, the head of the firm behind the expedition to the bottom of the sea. the us coast guard has told the bbc tonight at the time is running out to find them. he also confirms that tapping noises were heard deep under water, close to where the search is taking place, but they don't know where they are —— paul—henry nargeolet. irate don't know where they are -- paul-henry nargeolet. we have the remote operated _ paul-henry nargeolet. we have the remote operated vehicles _ paul-henry nargeolet. we have the remote operated vehicles on - paul-henry nargeolet. we have the remote operated vehicles on site i paul-henry nargeolet. we have the remote operated vehicles on site to j remote operated vehicles on site to search_ remote operated vehicles on site to search others areas, but at this time, _ search others areas, but at this time, i— search others areas, but at this time, i don't have any confirmation of what _ time, i don't have any confirmation of what the — time, i don't have any confirmation of what the noise is. at time, i don't have any confirmation of what the noise is.— time, i don't have any confirmation of what the noise is. at that depth, radio and radar _ of what the noise is. at that depth, radio and radar signals _ of what the noise is. at that depth, radio and radar signals won't - of what the noise is. at that depth, radio and radar signals won't work. | radio and radar signals won't work. so the rescue operation has been dropping sonar buoys in the water.
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they either use passive detection, thatis they either use passive detection, that is listening for sounds produced by propellers and machinery, which could also include the crew making noise, or what is called active detection by bouncing a sonar ping of the surface of the vessel, and listening for a returning echo. and those with needle experience know what to do to be found. the needle experience know what to do to be found. , ., ., ., , ., be found. the protocol for trying to alert search. _ be found. the protocol for trying to alert search, and _ be found. the protocol for trying to alert search, and that _ be found. the protocol for trying to alert search, and that is, _ be found. the protocol for trying to alert search, and that is, in - be found. the protocol for trying to alert search, and that is, in the - alert search, and that is, in the navy— alert search, and that is, in the navy anyway, on the hour and the half hour, — navy anyway, on the hour and the half hour, you bang like hell for three _ half hour, you bang like hell for three minutes.— half hour, you bang like hell for three minutes. ,. ., , three minutes. rescue team say they will keep searching _ three minutes. rescue team say they will keep searching as _ three minutes. rescue team say they will keep searching as long _ three minutes. rescue team say they will keep searching as long as - three minutes. rescue team say they will keep searching as long as there l will keep searching as long as there is an opportunity for survival. but they are part of a desperate race above and deep into the atlantic ocean. the passengers inside the titan have less then a day of oxygen left. , , , .., ., , left. the best thing they can do is 'ust left. the best thing they can do is just conserve _ left. the best thing they can do is just conserve their _ left. the best thing they can do is just conserve their breathing. - left. the best thing they can do is i just conserve their breathing. every breath— just conserve their breathing. every breath that — just conserve their breathing. every breath that they take consumes oxygen. — breath that they take consumes oxygen, and that is the limiting factor — oxygen, and that is the limiting factor 50. _ oxygen, and that is the limiting factor. so, they need to minimise
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the oxygen— factor. so, they need to minimise the oxygen they breathe in, the carbon— the oxygen they breathe in, the carbon dioxide they breathe out. they— carbon dioxide they breathe out. they could be sleeping, they could take some — they could be sleeping, they could take some sleeping medicine. but the best thing _ take some sleeping medicine. but the best thing to do isjust take some sleeping medicine. but the best thing to do is just to take some sleeping medicine. but the best thing to do isjust to rest take some sleeping medicine. but the best thing to do is just to rest and continue _ best thing to do is just to rest and continue to— best thing to do is just to rest and continue to bang on the wall. best thing to do isjust to rest and continue to bang on the wall. french research vessel _ continue to bang on the wall. french research vessel that _ continue to bang on the wall. french research vessel that at _ continue to bang on the wall. french research vessel that at launch - continue to bang on the wall. french research vessel that at launch is - research vessel that at launch is due to arrive with more specialist underwater kits. it is bringing a robot that can reach 20,000 feet below sea level, a contribution to what now looks to be the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. but first, the teams have to find the titan. and if they do, somehow gets the men trapped inside it to safety. my colleague carl nasman is in boston for us now. what we seem to be hearing from the coastguard is that the search area has widened over the course of the day, but the window of opportunity is narrowing. i day, but the window of opportunity is narrowing-—
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is narrowing. i think that is a good wa of is narrowing. i think that is a good way of describing _ is narrowing. i think that is a good way of describing it. _ is narrowing. i think that is a good way of describing it. yesterday, i is narrowing. i think that is a good| way of describing it. yesterday, we heard they had searched or were searching the area the size of the us state of connecticut. that size has now doubled. it is now twice the size of the state of connecticut. it is a large area that they are searching. they are searching it from above, as we heard, and they are also listening down below. they are also listening down below. they are also listening down below. they are also beginning to now probe the depths of the ocean in that area, looking for any signs of that vessel. there are a couple of these remote operated vehicles, the rovs, they are sending several more to that site as well. what they are trying to do now is at least zero in on a location, a general area within that large expanse of where they believe the sounds might have been coming from. so, they have redeployed a few different rovs could to try to look in that specific location. it at least gives them the focus port has become a very wide search. [30 them the focus port has become a very wide search.— very wide search. do we have any sense of what _ very wide search. do we have any sense of what the _ very wide search. do we have any sense of what the variables - very wide search. do we have any sense of what the variables and l sense of what the variables and conditions that they are working with, or rather against r, just in terms of the weather, in terms of how much equipment they have.
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because we are aware this is a rather remote location to get to. it rather remote location to get to. it is a remote location from where i am standing in boston, where all these operations are being coordinated. it is more than 900 miles out to sea. this is truly the middle of the atlantic ocean. those conditions on the sea can change rapidly. there can be wins, they can be tides, there can be waves that affect the such operations as well. —— there can be winds. we heard earlier in the week that there was a thick layer of fog that is making it difficult for some of the aerial operations to take place. even beneath the ocean, we heard the currents can be strong, but there is a drift of cold water that can take objects further out to sea, and that is also part of why we are hearing that the search operation has expanded, in terms of the area they looking at. ugh expanded, in terms of the area they lookin: at. �* ., , expanded, in terms of the area they lookin: at. . ., , , ., looking at. a hopeful sign though, that the coastguard _ looking at. a hopeful sign though, that the coastguard mentioned - looking at. a hopeful sign though, l that the coastguard mentioned that this is very much still a rescue operation? it this is very much still a rescue operation?— this is very much still a rescue oeration? ., ., operation? it is a search operation, it is also a —
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operation? it is a search operation, it is also a rescue _ operation? it is a search operation, it is also a rescue operation. - operation? it is a search operation, it is also a rescue operation. whatl it is also a rescue operation. what they keep insisting is that it is a search operation first. what they need to do is locate this vessel, as we continue to say, time is running short. there's less than a day's worth of air, we believe, on board that vessel. so, we need to find its first, and the next step would be this very contrary to rescue operation. the details of which i've million to take —— at this very complicated rescue operation. they are bringing to bring in a rov that has arms that can potentially free the vessel if it is trapped, or attach a very long cable and pull the vessel up to the surface. that is step two. right now, step one is defined that vessel and located, and then we want to that rescue mission. they are looking, notjust under the water put on the surface as well, because there is a possibility that the submersible could be somewhere on surface. find the submersible could be somewhere on surface. �* .
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on surface. and that might be the best case scenario. _ on surface. and that might be the best case scenario. if _ on surface. and that might be the best case scenario. if it _ on surface. and that might be the best case scenario. if it were - best case scenario. if it were already surfaced, and they could just find it, and free the people inside. that is why, as well, there are several aircraft involved in the search. in fact, we heard at the press conference earlier today from the us coast guard, that they had located some kind of object on top of the water. they ended up taking a closer look, and deciding it wasn't related to this mission. but there is of course a chance as well, that this could have freed itself. that the vessel could have made its way to the surface and it is simply waiting for somebody to come and discover it. waiting for somebody to come and discover it— discover it. waiting with bated breath all across _ discover it. waiting with bated breath all across the - discover it. waiting with bated breath all across the board. i discover it. waiting with bated - breath all across the board. thank you very much, carla, for those updates. —— thank you carl. safety concerns were raised about the vessel five years ago by a former employee of the company. our correspondent as the details. ocean net's dee correspondent as the details. ocean get's deep sea _ correspondent as the details. ocean get's deep sea submersible - correspondent as the details. ocean
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get's deep sea submersible the - correspondent as the details. oar—i get's deep sea submersible the titan has some unusual features. it's whole, the part with a passenger sitcom is made from carbon fibre. with titanium caps at each end. —— 0ceangate. carbon fibre is used in aeroplanes and yachts but not for deep sea vessels. it is extremely strong, but questions have been raised about its reliability under extreme pressures. the shape of the sub is also different. most have spherical holes, so that is the same pressure all the way around. at the titan is tube shaped, and this is so it can fit five people inside. but it can fit five people inside. but it means the pressure isn't equally distributed. in 2018, safety issues are raised by in a of 0ceangate, david lockridge, and experience submersible pilots. an american court documents, he said the structural integrity of the titan had not been properly tested, and this could subject passengers to potential extreme danger in an experimental submersible. potential extreme danger in an experimentalsubmersible. concerns were also raised by engineers from the marine technology society, over the marine technology society, over the experimental approach adopted by 0ceangate, that could result in
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negative outcomes from minor to catastrophic. but 0ceangate spokesman told us they couldn't provide any information at this time. experts have said this incident should lead to changes. it incident should lead to changes. it is a wake—up call for us. that is why— is a wake—up call for us. that is why i_ is a wake—up call for us. that is why i think— is a wake—up call for us. that is why i think a _ is a wake—up call for us. that is why i think a really thorough, rigorous _ why i think a really thorough, rigorous investigation should be done _ rigorous investigation should be done and — rigorous investigation should be done and shared with the community, and lessons _ done and shared with the community, and lessons will be aligned. whichever side of the fence you are on in _ whichever side of the fence you are on in terms — whichever side of the fence you are on in terms of cyber design, we will learn _ on in terms of cyber design, we will learn something from this. —— sub design _ learn something from this. -- sub desian. ,, , , learn something from this. -- sub desin. ,, ,, , learn something from this. -- sub desian. ,, , , learn something from this. -- sub desin. ,, ,, , design. subs carrying passengers can no throu~h design. subs carrying passengers can go through independent _ design. subs carrying passengers can go through independent safety - design. subs carrying passengers can | go through independent safety checks by specialist organisations, but the titan was not certified by any external agency. titan was not certified by any externalagency. in titan was not certified by any external agency. in a blog post in 2018, 0ceangate said it fell outside the accepted system, and simply focusing on closing the vessel does not address the operational risks. so, is this unusual? any sub that dives 4000 metres beyond is a one
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off vehicle. but it doesn't mean it can't be independently classified. this up, because the limited factor, has repeatedly been to the deepest place in the oceans, the mariana trench, nearly, nothing unique or cutting—edge, but the team behind it were to be assessors, and it has full certification. no one knows what has happened to the titan, but it may be a turning point for how this industry is regulated. let’s this industry is regulated. let's talk a little _ this industry is regulated. let's talk a little bit _ this industry is regulated. let's talk a little bit about _ this industry is regulated. let's talk a little bit about this. - talk a little bit about this. joining me is chris morris. chris is a writer and journalist. i should say, former bbc reality check correspondence. great person to talk to about this. we know more about the surface of mars than we do about what is under the sea, what is under the ocean. this is a stark reminder of that. this tragic story, the
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scary story. of that. this tragic story, the scary story-— of that. this tragic story, the scary story. of that. this tragic story, the sca sto. , ., , scary story. yes, there are still so many mysteries — scary story. yes, there are still so many mysteries on _ scary story. yes, there are still so many mysteries on our _ scary story. yes, there are still so many mysteries on our planet. . scary story. yes, there are still sol many mysteries on our planet. you can only really marvellous the skills of those who are involved in the rescue effort, but when you hear of a search area twice the size of the us state of connecticut, it is not quite needle in a haystack, but it is not far off. i think this idea of people trapped in a small space, somewhere remote, is kind of something that plays into a lot of our deepest fears. it reminds me a bit of the chilean miner collapsed out in 2010, if you remember, more than 30 miners were brought out from underground more than two months after the collapse took place, which is really seen as something of a miracle. the big difference this time is the lack of available oxygen, which makes the race against time so much more acute. this oxygen, which makes the race against time so much more acute.— oxygen, which makes the race against time so much more acute. as you say, there are so — time so much more acute. as you say, there are so many _ time so much more acute. as you say, there are so many elements _ time so much more acute. as you say, there are so many elements to - time so much more acute. as you say, there are so many elements to this - there are so many elements to this that have really captured peoples attention. there are thousands upon
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thousands of people following this. like you said, it reads like something out of your worst nightmares. i have seen people saying, i am afraid of getting in the elevator, thinking about this little capsule all the way down there, no way to get out, you just have to wait to be rescued, it is pretty horrific stuff. it is have to wait to be rescued, it is pretty horrific stuff.— pretty horrific stuff. it is pretty horrific. and _ pretty horrific stuff. it is pretty horrific. and one _ pretty horrific stuff. it is pretty horrific. and one can _ pretty horrific stuff. it is pretty horrific. and one can only - pretty horrific stuff. it is pretty i horrific. and one can only imagine what it must be like, if we hope, they are still alive, trapped inside this submersible. 0f they are still alive, trapped inside this submersible. of course, as we heard, it is notjust about finding the vessel, but it is about how you bring it up from up to 4000 metres below the surface. it is an incredibly intricate and difficult operation. people are interested in this, and they are sort of fascinated by it. i think it is worth saying though, and i know i'm not the first person to saying this, but it is worth emphasising, the amount of attention being paid to the rescue attempt for the submarine, and we obviously all fervently hope that it will succeed, seems to be in pretty stark contrast
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to the lack of attention that was paid to the migrant ship that capsized off greece, where hundreds of people are still missing. there are people that set out to sea in the most extraordinary of circumstances and gets very little help. so, we hope this rescue succeeds, and as we said, the ability of the people coordinating the search and rescue is just something you have to sit back and admire, but we know they are in a real race against time.— admire, but we know they are in a real race against time. when you put our real race against time. when you put vouriournalist _ real race against time. when you put yourjournalist hat _ real race against time. when you put yourjournalist hat on, _ real race against time. when you put yourjournalist hat on, how— real race against time. when you put yourjournalist hat on, how do - real race against time. when you put yourjournalist hat on, how do you i yourjournalist hat on, how do you explain that discrepancy you just mentioned, in terms of the amount of attention that this story is getting. i attention that this story is heflin. , , attention that this story is urettin. , , , attention that this story is uuettin. , , ., getting. i suppose, this is a one off. it is something _ getting. i suppose, this is a one off. it is something slightly - off. it is something slightly unique. sadly, migrant boats capsizing in the mediterranean is almost a daily occurrence. the incident last week of greece was particularly horrific, but there have been other incidents where people have lost their lives since. and we know that over the last few years, thousands of people have
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died. but there is something different between boats, however unsafe they are, however dangerous families are setting out on the surface, and i think people trapped in a submersible, so far beneath the sea, as you say, in a part of the planet we still know so little about in many ways. so, it has a quality that attracts people to a story that they hope will have a happy ending. chris, stay with us. i will definitely be coming back to you. those are some interesting reflections to chew on. but i would like as now to speak to dr michael guillen, who's a scientist and journalist, and was science editor for abc news when he was trapped in a similar vessel during a dive in the same spot, while visiting the wreck of the titanic back in 2000. you were the first news correspondent to actually report from the wreck of the titanic. you
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went in a russian submersible, and everything was going pretty well. he toured the bow, but then things went wrong, didn't they? tell us what happened. wrong, didn't they? tell us what ha ened. , wrong, didn't they? tell us what happened-— happened. yes, they went quite wronr . happened. yes, they went quite wrong- what — happened. yes, they went quite wrong. what happened - happened. yes, they went quite wrong. what happened is - happened. yes, they went quite wrong. what happened is that i happened. yes, they went quite - wrong. what happened is that when we left the bow, headed towards the stern, as you will recall, the titanic broke into two pieces, the bow went straight down andy stern came down, did a somersault and landed on back, exposing its gigantic propeller. so, as we were heading towards the stone, what caught my eye was propeller, which is very shiny in contrast to the decaying hold of the rest of the titanic, the shades of grey down there like the lunar surface. and as i was just remarking about the propeller, i became aware of the fact that our sub was speeding up, and i thought that's rather odd. i mean, we should be slowing down. we are going much too fast for this propeller. and of course, i learned later that we had been caught up in an underwater current, a very strong
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one. they do exist down there, believe it or not. that currentjust drove us full speed into the blades of the propeller, and of course, the propeller is much larger than our little teardrop —shaped freeman sub, and we got caught behind the blades. and the collision and to the giant pieces of the titanic then began falling on us. and i knew immediately right then that we were in notjust immediately right then that we were in not just a immediately right then that we were in notjust a minor hoops, but this was a major crisis, a life—threatening crisis. was a major crisis, a life-threatening crisis. just describe what _ life-threatening crisis. just describe what is _ life-threatening crisis. just describe what is that - life—threatening crisis. just describe what is that moment inside this very small vessel. there were three of you. did you talk about what was happening, because presumably, it was all up to the pilot at this point to disentangle you from the wreck. what was going through your mind? did you talk to each other at all? what were you doing? each other at all? what were you doin: ? ~ each other at all? what were you doin:? ,., doing? well, when the collision happened. _ doing? well, when the collision happened. and _ doing? well, when the collision happened, and you _ doing? well, when the collision happened, and you have - doing? well, when the collision happened, and you have to - doing? well, when the collision i happened, and you have to picture the fact that myself and my diving
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buddy were on our stomachs. we are laying on benches with little tiny mattresses, well, not too thick mattresses. and we are looking at everything going on through a eight inch diameter portal. —— porthole. so we witnessed the collision, and we saw the shards of metal falling down on us. our we saw the shards of metal falling down on us. 0urfirst we saw the shards of metal falling down on us. our first reaction was, whatjust happened? what is this? what is going on? it was a sense of confusion. everything had been going so well up until then. this was not at all expected. it happened so quickly. and then, once we realised we were in a very serious situation, we were in a very serious situation, we fell silent. because we realised we fell silent. because we realised we didn't want to distract the pilot. the pilot at that moment sat up pilot. the pilot at that moment sat up straight, he was on the edge of the seat, and you could see his eyes just looking at all the monitors, dials and switches, and he was in communication with the mother the research vessel, the ship on the surface. he was speaking russian, so
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i don't know what he was saying, but it was clear in the boys and the intonation, there was an urgency. it was clear that we were in a real predicament. so, we kept quiet. in my mind, being a scientist, i started ticking off the possible ways in which we might be rescued, being an intellectual, you know, i believe that for every problem there is an optimal solution. and so, i didn't panic. ijust went right to my default position. trying to figure out how we can get out. very soon, i realised i hit a brick wall, and there was no way out. that might surprise people, but you have to remember that you are in a remote part of the north atlantic, two and a half miles below the surface, there is just nobody... a half miles below the surface, there isjust nobody... you can't call the tow service to call you out. —— tow you out. that is when i felt enormous sadness. i thought of my wife and our wedding anniversary in september when i was down there, and ijust bought well, and a voice came into my head that said this is
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how it is going to end for you. those with the exact words, and i because as an abc new science presenter, i had been at the north wall and the south pole, i had covered the persian gulf war, i had beenin covered the persian gulf war, i had been in harms way many times all over the world, but i realise right there that this was the end of the road for me. there that this was the end of the road for me— road for me. that is so striking, that with all — road for me. that is so striking, that with all your _ road for me. that is so striking, that with all your sort _ road for me. that is so striking, that with all your sort of - that with all your sort of scientific background and knowledge and coldness, you still felt there was actually no way out of this. had you been given instructions about what to do if something like this happened? we what to do if something like this ha ened? ~ what to do if something like this happened?— what to do if something like this hat-ened? ~ , . . happened? we were instructed what not to do. happened? we were instructed what not to do- upon _ happened? we were instructed what not to do. upon the _ happened? we were instructed what not to do. upon the ship, _ happened? we were instructed what not to do. upon the ship, we - happened? we were instructed what not to do. upon the ship, we went i not to do. upon the ship, we went through many kind of seminars, before diving. we were informed about the risks. we were all very serious minded people, these were not frivolous people. the vessel i was on was originally designed for scientific research. 0nly was on was originally designed for scientific research. only the russians and the french back then had vessels designed to withstand the pressures down there. the enormous pressures. and we were told
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one story that really sank in. the captain of the ship told us the story of a man who was in a similar situation, panicked, and then went right for the escape hatch. thinking, obviously he was not thinking, thinking that that would cause him to escape, but of course, that only hastened his demise. so i knew what's not to do. i knew that we should not go for the hatch to escape, that was just a dumb thing to do. i worried about somebody else in the sub may be doing that. so, i bed myself to tackle them in case that happen. that was uppermost in my mind. then, i started brainstorming how to be get out of this? how much oxygen do we have left? what is the possibility we can be hauled up to the surface, but i hit a brick wall. and it was a hard pill for me to swallow, because i have always lived by that motto, and i have taught it to my son and drummed it into his head, that's what every problem, there is an optimal solution. what every problem, there is an optimalsolution. so, what every problem, there is an optimal solution. so, you can imagine how difficult it was. how terrifying it was for me to come to the conclusion that there was no
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optimal solution, certainly, and no solution whatsoever.— optimal solution, certainly, and no solution whatsoever. happily, you're ilot was solution whatsoever. happily, you're pilot was able _ solution whatsoever. happily, you're pilot was able to _ solution whatsoever. happily, you're pilot was able to wrestle _ solution whatsoever. happily, you're pilot was able to wrestle you - solution whatsoever. happily, you're pilot was able to wrestle you free, i pilot was able to wrestle you free, and of course, you came back to the surface. but it must be very hard for you to think about the five people of the titan, that still have not been found.— not been found. yes, that is the hardest thing — not been found. yes, that is the hardest thing for _ not been found. yes, that is the hardest thing for me _ not been found. yes, that is the hardest thing for me right i not been found. yes, that is the hardest thing for me right now. | hardest thing for me right now. absolutely heartsick. your previous guest said, i can only imagine, well, i don't need to imagine. i know what they are going through. i was there, so it is almost as if i am bonded to them spiritually. i feel a kinship with them, and... it feela kinship with them, and... it is certainly an expense that not many people have had. i am so sorry, but thank you for sharing your testimony with us. you are watching burke context. —— you are watching the context.
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hello there. for most of us, it has been another warm, sunnyjune day. take a look at godalming earlier on, you can see a beautiful summer solstice story. but there have been some showers around, and some of them fairly persistent. some running through glastonbury. some through wales up into lincolnshire. and others across eastern scotland. just take a look at aberdeen, just a few hours ago. threatening looking skies. you knew what was heading in your direction. but most of those showers will tend to fade away as we go through the evening and overnight. a bit of fair weather cloud, and still the risk of an isolated shower from that cloud. maybe a bit misty and murky towards dawn. it'll be a mild start with those temperatures holding up. perhaps just dipping into single figures in eastern scotland. so, starting off tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine from the word go, but as we go through the afternoon, there is yet again the risk of showers. some of those showers heavy, possibly with some hail and thunder,
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and the distribution of those showers across eastern england down into east anglia. top temperatures, though, in the sunshine around 28 degrees. a little bit fresher further north, looking at 18 to 22. but it bodes well for glastonbury. take a look at this. yes, almost a dry weekend. a little bit more humidity, potentially sparking off the risk of a shower as we go into sunday. actually, as we move out of thursday's weather, this high presure will dominate the story across england and wales, but weather fronts pushing into the far north—west will gradually bring some wetter and windier weather, and it will turn more unsettled, with some heavier rain, much needed rain pushing its way through scotland and northern england for a time. central and southern parts of england and wales will stay dry, settled and relatively sunny. with a high of 25 degrees by friday. we still keep that high. we still keep the warmth across central and southern england and wales. but low pressure sitting out into the northwest will continue to throw these weather fronts in, and at times, bring outbreaks of rain, and some of it
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