Evening Edition: Titanic Sub Crew Lost In "Catastrophic Implosion" 11:44

The passengers of the Titanic submersible are now believed dead after the U.S. Coast Guard found the debris deep in the Atlantic "consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel." OceanGate Expeditions released a statement, expressing condolences to the friends and families of the Titan passengers, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet. Tom Maddox of Underwater Forensic Investigators joins the Rundown Evening Edition once more to share his expertise as a member of the 2005 Titanic submarine expedition. He breaks down what may have led to the Titan's catastrophic failure, if the bodies will ever be found, and grieves the loss, calling it "one that we have expected but hoped would not come true."

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