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Jun 2023
19m 34s

The lawless deep sea

THE WASHINGTON POST
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The Coast Guard said Thursday that the missing submersible suffered a catastrophic loss of pressure that killed all five people onboard. Today on “Post Reports,” we talk about the unregulated industry of deep-sea tourism. 
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