BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent was forced to explain the sudden disappearance of one of her co-stars as he “had a tiny bit of a wobble”.
She explained that perhaps a question was “one too many for him” as the reporter disappeared off-screen, leaving the Breakfast hosts reeling in shock.
Sally was hosting the show alongside Jon Kay, with her usual co-host Dan Walker absent from the programme this Wednesday (March 9).
Dan Snow was appearing via video link to discuss the finding of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance a century after it sank on an Antarctic expedition, buried 3,000 metres under the surface of the water.
The expedition which set out to locate the ship found it in good condition under the waves – but doesn’t intend to raise the vessel.
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With Dan on his own ship in the middle of the sea, Jon began by announcing: “Endurance was thought to be lost forever – something consigned to the history books that you might read about, but you never really see or understand because it was trapped under the ever-shifting pack of ice above it.”
Sally said: “Until now. Endurance has been found at a depth of 3,000 metres.”
Things then cut to Dan Snow, standing in the cabin of a ship via a rather blurry video-link.
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And though he valiantly presented a lengthy segment, chaos ensued as Jon said: “So we can look, we can see the footage, but you’re not going to touch it?”
Only silence followed, as the video link to Dan appeared to drop.
Jon told viewers at home: “And with that… sadly, our link to Dan has failed.”
Sally chimed in: “I think that’s a little tiny weeny bit of a wobble. Maybe that question was just one too many for him.”
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However, she quickly reassured viewers: “No, I’m joking!”
Jon continued: “I think that is the plan though, isn’t it, that they’re not going to disturb it in any way, they’re going to leave it in that pristine condition that we’ve seen on the sea bed.”
Sally said: “And the pictures, if we just look at them, they are absolutely astonishing. Because of the conditions down there, it is basically like distilled water.
“The water is so cold, incredibly clear, and that has helped this incredible monument to history be preserved for more than 100 years.
“Really surreal, isn’t it? To see these images now. This hasn’t been seen in such a very long time.”
It was soon time for the show to draw to a close with no hope of resurrecting the downed video link, as Jon explained: “Great to talk to Dan, I’m sure we will speak to him again soon!”
BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am on BBC One.
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