A year on from the tragedy, Minute by Minute: The Titan Sub Disaster produced by ITN Productions for Channel 5 in the UK creates a detailed picture of events leading up to Titan's ill-fated expedition to the Titanic wreck and asks what lessons can be learned. This clip features never-before-heard audio of the banging that kept rescuers’ hopes alive during the search mission as well as expert opinion. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 But then, an extraordinary development.
00:07 Late in day two, CNN reports that the Canadians heard banging noises
00:12 at 30-minute intervals from under the ocean, and that changed everything.
00:17 This is the sound that was heard.
00:20 BANGING
00:28 Sounds like it could be somebody knocking.
00:31 The symmetry between those knocking is very unusual.
00:34 BANGING
00:37 It's rhythmic, it's like somebody is making that sound,
00:41 and the fact that it's repeated is really unusual.
00:44 The reports of banging quickly spread.
00:48 Could the sounds mean a rescue is possible?
00:52 Maybe the banging sounds were coming from the Titan.
00:56 So people were like, "Oh my God, they are still alive."
01:02 BANGING
01:05 (dramatic music)