Ed Cassano, CEO of Pelagic Research Services, became emotional on Friday while describing the intense efforts to rescue the five people onboard the missing Titan submersible.
The company held a news conference at its headquarters in East Aurora, N.Y., soon after arriving home from 10 days on the ocean, involved in a search that captured the world’s attention.
Cassano spoke about the moment on June 18 when they realized the submersible had likely suffered a catastrophic implosion, inevitably killing all five men on board.
“By 12 o’clock, sadly, a rescue turned into a recovery,” he said before sighing with tears in his eyes. “We have
