Some watching NewsNation’s coverage yesterday of the OceanGate submarine that went missing while seeking to explore the wreck of the Titanic were surprised by a certain aspect of the broadcast.

No, it wasn’t Ashley Banfield’s investigation into whether a giant squid “attacked” the submersible. Rather, it was the “Oxygen Remaining” countdown clock in the lower righthand portion of the screen that literally ticked off the hours and minutes that may be remaining before five people run out of air. …

While at least two of the network’s segments on the topic yesterday featured the oxygen clock, the feature was missing from its Morning in America show this morning. It’s unclear what prompted that decision.

[A sudden outbreak of good taste? Temporary sanity? Occasional humanity? — Ed]