Dr. Michael Guillen, a scientist, and the first television reporter to visit the Titanic crash site, has described his experience of becoming trapped in a submarine while the search for the Titan submersible is now continuing. Dr. Michael Guillen was stuck in a Russian submersible for more than an hour in 2000 while attempting to examine the Titanic ruins. At the time, Dr. Michel Guillen served as the ABC network’s scientific editor. He claimed to be the first reporter to ever report from the Titanic wreckage during an interview with BBC Radio 4. Dr. Michael Guillen said that he, his diving partner Brian, and a Russian pilot named Viktor went aboard a Russian submersible that was launched from the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh research ship.
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Dr. Guillen claims that a collision took place while they were close to the stern of the Titanic wreck, and large chunks of the old Titanic started to fall on top of their submersible. He went on to say that the submersible became stuck because the underwater current was too strong for it to be able to fly over the region of debris. “We simply got lucky. We became stopped for the greater part of an hour. And in my opinion, he had already essentially said his farewell. This is how it’s going to end for you, was the thought that crossed my mind and he would never forget it. But at the end, there was a feeling that something had altered as if we were floating,” he recalled. It’s noteworthy that in the 2000s, the only countries that had submersibles that could float under extreme water pressure were France and Russia.
Dr. Michael Guillen spent 14 years (1988–2002) as ABC News’ scientific editor. During his stint at ABC, he regularly appeared on Good Morning America, 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight. Additionally, he was the anchor of the Where Did It Come From? weekly one-hour science program on the History Channel. Born in East Los Angeles, Dr. Michael Guillen has a great love of science. He earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics from UCLA before continuing his education at Cornell, where he earned a 3D Ph.D. in physics, mathematics, and astronomy. After that, he taught physics for eight years at Harvard University, where his work was well regarded.
The US Coast Guard released a statement with the most recent information on the missing Titan submarine, in which it was stated: “An ROV near the Titanic found a debris field in the search area. Within the unified command, experts are analyzing the data. On June 18, 2023, the Titan submarine that was transporting five individuals vanished. The search is still ongoing even though there has been no sign of the submersible so far. As was said earlier, the submersible could now be running low on oxygen.