On the morning of June 22, OceanGate co-founder, William Sohnleinsaid to the BBC that he feared that there had been a “instant implosion” of the submarine that was looking for the Titanic. In the middle of the interview, the news came that they found debris in the Atlantic.
“What I do know is that regardless of the submarine, when you are operating at depth, the pressure is so great on any submarine that if there is a failure, it would be a disaster. An instant implosion. If that’s what happened, it happened four days ago,” Söhnlein explained.
On the other hand, a friend of the passengers aboard the Titan, the expert diver David Mearnsconfirmed that these were from the submarine, according to the English media. “I identified the landing frame and rear cover”he explained.
At a Coast Guard press conference, they stressed the complexity of the case and their commitment to determine what happened to the Titan. “We appreciate the international support. It is a difficult day for all of us, especially for the families of the victims.” they concluded.
For its part, the OceanGate company accepted in a press release that the Titan is unrecoverable and that the crew lost their lives.
“We believe our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and her son Suleman, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly passed away,” it read.
What happened on the lost Titan expedition
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic, the great luxury ship that was advertised as unsinkable, tragically sank. She ended up split in two at the bottom of the sea after colliding with an iceberg. Now, a new tragedy is linked to the iconic ocean liner. It is a submarine that carried five people to see the remains of the Titanic, at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, which has disappeared.
On an eight-day trip carried out by Ocean Gate Expeditions, the adventurers submerged in the Titan submarine on Sunday June 18, but it did not return to the surface and lost contact with the Polar Pricethe support ship that transported the vessel to the expedition site.
According to the authorities, that signal disappeared one hour and 45 minutes after the descent. So, the search operations began later that same day. Even the US Coast Guard admitted that search operations are complex.
Also, this rescue body is supported by the Canadian forces, which are trying to locate the ship, which had a 96-hour oxygen reserve in case of emergency. However, they have not been successful.
The company in charge of the expedition charges 250,000 dollars per person for the eight days that departs from Canada.
Millionaires traveling in the lost submarine in search of the remains of the Titanic
On June 20, two days after she disappeared, the identities of the five Titan passengers were confirmed. Therefore, we talk about British billionaire Hamish Hardinghe Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son suleman dawoodand the French explorer Paul Henry Nargeolet. However, the fifth passenger had not been confirmed, but The Washington Post said that it is about the American and President of OceanGate, Stockton Rush.
Who was Hamish Harding?
Hamish Harding was a 58-year-old British billionaire residing in the United Arab Emirates. His fortune was due to the fact that he was the founder of the action group and president of Action Aviationan aviation sales and operations service company based in Dubai.
He graduated in Natural Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge. In addition, Harding was passionate about the sky and space from a young age, which is why he became a pilot and a skydiver.
That passion earned him an award for The Living Legends of Aviation. Also, he was a member of the board of The Explorers Cluba renowned international club of explorers and scientists.
But, his love of adventure took him to Antarctica. So, Harding traveled there four times, and even in 2016 he accompanied the former astronaut. Buzz Aldrin when he became the oldest person to reach the South Pole at 86 years old.
Instead, in 2017 he collaborated with the luxury tourism company white desertto enter a private aircraft travel route to Antarctica.
On the other hand, the eccentric millionaire traveled aboard the New Shepard as part of the NS-21 mission of blue originthe space company Jeff Bezosin June 2022.
Finally, Harding had three Guinness records. First in 2019, he flew the fastest circumnavigation of the world across the poles in 46 hours, 40 minutes and 22 seconds. Then, in 2021, he together with the American Victor Vescovobroke two distance and duration records in maximum oceanic depth by descending to about 11 thousand meters in the Mariana Trench.
Hamish Harding and the Titanic
The British wrote on their social networks the Saturday before the Titanic mission:
“I am proud to finally announce that I have joined OceanGate Expeditions for their RMS TITANIC mission as a Mission Specialist on the Titanic-bound submarine.”
In addition, he shared by the same means, which Paul-Henri Nargeolet He was going to accompany him on the expedition, since the French had already done so on several occasions before and even recovered many artifacts from the shipwreck.
So far, in his Instagram account there is only the statement from Action Aviation. The other posts or content were hidden or deleted.
Who is Shahzada Dawood?
shahzada dawood, was a 48-year-old Pakistani businessman, who came from one of the richest families in the Arab country. However, he lived in Surrey, South London, with his wife Christine and his children. 19-year-old Suleman, with whom he was traveling on the Titan, and Alina. He moved to the UK as a young man and studied Law at the Buckingham Universitythen did a master’s degree in textile marketing at the Philadelphia University.
Dawood, was a member of the SETI Institute in California, whose mission is to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe. Also, he was part of the Founders Circle of the British Asian Trust, whose president is the King Charles III.
In addition, he was vice president of Engro Corporation Limited. According to his website, he had more than two decades of experience in corporate governance and industry transformation, with businesses ranging from fertilizers, textiles, food and energy.
“Under his leadership, Engro became the first company in Pakistan to sign a pledge sponsored by the WEF International Business Council, and Shahzada Dawood, Vice President and President of BIC, joined WEF’s Global Plastic Action Partnership to promote an economic circle,” it reads.
Shahzada Dawood and the Titanic
According to different media, the family of shahzada dawood confirmed in a statement that he and his son suleman dawoodare part of the lost crew visiting the wreck of the Titanic.
“Contact with your submersible craft has been lost and limited information is available. A rescue effort that is being led jointly by multiple government agencies and deep-sea companies is underway to re-establish contact with the submersible and bring them back safely,” she said.
“We are very grateful for the concern shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to ask everyone to pray for their safety while ensuring the family’s privacy at this time.”
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