It was on April 14, 1912 when one of the most emblematic ships in history sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Since the titanic sank its story has inspired news, documentaries, movies and risky trips, this last detail being the one that has captured world attention for the disappearance of the submersible Titan.
the rotary New York Times indicated that the wife of the CEO of OceanGate and pilot of the missing ship, Wendy Rush, is a great-great-granddaughter of one of the most famous and millionaire couples who died in 1912.
Isidor and Ida Strauss They are the spouses who drowned on board the Titanic in 1912 and that the film director James Cameron ended up immortalizing in the remembered tape. The old people hug each other lying on the bed while a cabin ends up being flooded.
Who is this couple?
isidor was an important German businessman who founded the Macy’s department store. In addition, he was a congressman and adviser to the President of the United States, Stephen Grover Cleveland. His story stands out for having achieved prosperity in America.
Regarding his death, the Strauss They are an example of fidelity and courage. They, on the day of the accident, were assigned to boat No. 8 but isidor He refused to embark if there was no other man, so his wife also disembarked and they both accepted their tragic fate.
Now, Wendy Rush, wife of Stockton Rush and great-great-granddaughter of the Straus couple, is in charge of the company’s communications department. She is a longtime member of the board of directors of the company’s charitable foundation. She also, according to her Linkedin profile of hers, she has participated in three OceanGate expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic.
On Tuesday, the captain of the Coast Guard indicated that the submersible only had 40 hours of oxygen left, so the teams are working against the clock and this Wednesday he pointed out that the crew has “limited rations” of food.
He stressed that “this is a 100% search and rescue mission” to find and rescue the five crew members of the Titan submersible, which disappeared on Sunday in Atlantic waters.