The search continues for the Titan submarine. The vacationer submarine disappeared on an expedition to the underside of the ocean to discover the wreckage of the Titanic. With the assistance of the Canadian Armed Forces, the US Navy, and different search-and-rescue crews, there have been few indicators as to the place the sub is and what precisely occurred — leaving the family members of the 5 passengers with extra questions than solutions.

However who precisely are these individuals who paid $250,000 to go on this harmful journey into the depths of the ocean?

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The passengers have been recognized as British billionaire and pilot Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his teen son Suleman, and naturally the CEO of OceanGate — the submarine firm itself — Stockton Rush. Aside from Rush, every voyager paid for his or her ticket to “grow to be one of many few to see the Titanic with your individual eyes,” in keeping with the web site. However sadly in the event that they’re not present in time, they might be paying a manner larger value.

However who’re these males? Right here’s what we all know thus far…

Hamish Harding

Hamish Harding (inset above, proper) is a British aviator and businessman who has been known as a billionaire by the press, however his web value will not be recognized for sure.

The 58-year-old is the pinnacle of an organization known as Motion Aviation, which sells aircrafts to Fortune 100 firms, worldwide firms, in addition to celebrities all over the world.

Outdoors of his enterprise, Hamish is an enormous adventurer, and notably took Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin rocket into the sting of house final 12 months. He’s additionally a Guinness World Document holder with a number of titles, together with “quickest circumnavigation of Earth by way of each the geographic poles,” which he accomplished in a ridiculously spectacular 46 hours in 2019.

He’s additionally keenly conscious of the hazards of all these missions he goes on. Whereas making ready for one more record-breaking go to to the deepest depths of the Mariana Trench with US explorer Victor Vescovo in 2021, he mentioned in an interview with India information supply The Week: 

“The one downside is that there is no such thing as a different sub that’s able to happening there to rescue you. Having 4 days of provide doesn’t make a distinction actually. If one thing goes fallacious, you aren’t coming again.”

Chilling phrases, contemplating. However proof he knew what he was entering into.

Shahzada & Suleman Dawood

Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman are a part of probably the most notable households in Pakistan — and heirs to one of many largest household fortunes within the nation, in keeping with the New York Occasions. Shahzada is the chairman of the Dawood Hercules funding group, which operates out of Karachi, and is a member of the Dawood Group. In keeping with the dad’s biography on the SETI Institute, the Dawood Group has been a household enterprise for over a century, in order that they’ve had some critical success alongside the best way!

Talking of household, moreover Suleman, Shahzada and his spouse even have a daughter named Alina. We are able to’t think about what his spouse and daughter are going via with two members of their household lacking. In a public assertion relating to their family members, the Dawood household mentioned:

“We’re very grateful for the priority being proven by our colleagues and pals and wish to request everybody to hope for his or her security.”

On a private observe, Shahzada is named an “ardent animal lover” and has a grasp’s diploma in world textile advertising from Philadelphia College within the US and a regulation diploma from Buckingham College within the UK.

Suleman is claimed to be a science fiction fan, and enjoys fixing Rubik’s Cubes and enjoying volleyball, in keeping with DH Group & Engro Company — one other a part of the household enterprise.

Paul-Henri Nargeolet

Paul-Henri Nargeolet (inset above, left) is a French explorer and true Titanic knowledgeable. He’s notably known as “the Titanic’s biggest explorer,” in keeping with OceanGate. He’s an knowledgeable on the well-known wreckage and has led six expeditions right down to the stays of the ship in an effort to collect extra info and be taught concerning the crash.

He’s the director of underwater analysis at RMS Titanic, an organization based mostly within the US which owns the salvage rights to the wreckage. The corporate hosts reveals all throughout the nation that includes artifacts they’ve introduced up from the crash web site, together with New York Metropolis, Orlando, and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Chances are you’ll simply have seen some up shut.

In a current interview with CBS, G. Michael Harris, the founding father of the corporate Paul-Henri works for, described the researcher as an “all-around good man” that he’d been working with for the previous 30 years.

Stockton Rush

Stockton Rush is the CEO of OceanGate and the pilot of the Titan expedition that went lacking. In keeping with his biography from the corporate, he was a prodigy aviator, changing into the youngest particular person to grow to be a jet transport-rated pilot when he earned a DC-8 Sort/Captain’s score on the United Airways Jet Coaching Institute at simply 19 years outdated.

He went on to attend college, incomes himself a bachelor’s diploma in aerospace engineering from Princeton College after which an MBA from the Berkeley Haas College of Enterprise. In keeping with OceanGate’s web site, he’s not simply the founding father of the corporate — he additionally nonetheless oversees all monetary and engineering methods having to take care of OceanGate. The corporate has been in operation since 2009. We do not know what a catastrophe like this would possibly do to it if Rush doesn’t return…

We’re nonetheless hoping for one of the best for the passengers lacking on the submarine, in addition to sending love and light-weight to their households and family members. Might they be discovered protected and return to shore quickly.

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