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New details of Titan’s submersible tragedy continue to appear.
Nearly two years after the implosion of the small tourist submarines of Oceangate Expeditions killed all five passengers, investigators shared what was found in the remains, including personal belongings belonging to the company’s executive director HeelS
“Mr. Rush’s clothing – was actually baked inside the sand,” US Coast Guard investigator Lt. Kelly Steele said in the new documentary to open Implasia: Titanic under disasterwhich was premiered on May 28. “The piece of his sleeve had survived. No, not the whole suit. And inside the sleeve was a pen with ink, business cards and stickers for Titanic.”
Steele continued: “And there was nothing more than that. But each of these pieces, even the pen, was still intact. It was not broken. All these debris, all these things crashed, but his pen was still intact.”
The documentary, which describes the doomed journey in detail, to visit the remains of the Titanic, also contains footage of what the coast guards believes is the moment Titan is necessary.
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As she observed the communications from the underground, the wife of Rush Wendy Rush– Oceangate Director – is shown to respond to the sound of a muffled tup when the ship reached 3,300 meters.
Reversal Gary FosShe asked, “What was this blast?”
The Coast Guard, which released the Oceangate video just before the film’s debut, noted in a statement from the Ministry of Defense that the sound they both heard from the monitoring station “later correlate with the loss of communication and tracking” and that “it is believed to be the sound of Titan.
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In addition to CEO, 61, billionaire Explorer Hamish Harding58, French oceanograph Paul-Henry Nargeoolet77, a businessman Shahzada Daood48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman Daud He also died in the tragedy, which happened more than two miles below the surface near the coast of Newfoundland.
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Shahzada Dawood & Son Suleman Dawood
On June 18, 2023, a deep -water submersible titan, run by US -based Oceangate Expeditions and carrying five people on a trip to the remains of Titanic, was declared missing. After a five -day search, the US coastal guard announced at a press conference on June 22 that the ship had suffered a “catastrophic implosion”, which killed all five passengers on board.
Born in a Pakistani businessman Shahzada Daood and his 19-year-old son Suleman DaudBoth British citizens were also among the victims.
Their family is one of Pakistan’s most rich, such as Shahzada Dawood was the Vice -President of Engro Corporation, Perr The New York TimesS His son studied at the University of Stratklade in Glasgow, Scotland.
Chess Azmeh Dawood He told NBC News that Suleman had expressed his reluctance to go on the journey, informing a relative that “not much about it” and felt “terrible” from the trip to explore the remains of Titanic, but eventually went to please his father, the Titanic, for the Father’s Day.
The Dawood Foundation mourned its death in a statement to the website, saying: “With deep grief, we announce the passage of chess and Suleman Daud. Our beloved sons were aboard the oceagta titan that died under water.
Heel
Oceangate CEO Heel It was Titan’s pilot. The entrepreneur – who founded the research company in 2009 at Everet, Wash. – He has long been interested in a study. The 61 -year -old Rush said she dreamed of becoming Mars’s first man and once said he would “want to be remembered as an innovator.”
In addition to the leading trips to see the remains of Titanic, Rush had another surprising connection with the historic event of 1912: his wife Wendy Rush is a great-grandfather of a couple who died on Titanic, Ida and Isidore StrossS
Hamish Harding
British billionaire Hamish Harding He confirmed that he was part of the mission in an Instagram publication on June 17, the day before the submerged enters the water and disappear.
“I am proud to have finally announced that I joined @ocengateExped for their mission of RMS Titanic as a mission specialist in the submarine, which descends to Titanic, he writes. open and we will try to immerse ourselves tomorrow. “
The Aircraft Company Action Aviation Harding Chairman said that the group began steaming from St. Jones, Newfoundland, Canada and plans to start diving operations around 4am on June 18. The 58-year-old added: “Until then, we have many preparations and briefings.”
His past studies included a trip to the deepest part of the ocean in Mariana’s trench, telling Gulf News in 2021: “It was an incredibly hostile environment. To travel to parts of Challenger Deep, where no one has been really remarkable so far.”
A Dubai -based businessman also toured the ground by plane with another orbit and last year took a trip to space at the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos“Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket. Harding shared his love for adventures with his son Jielesdescribed as “Teen Explorer” on its Instagram.
Paul-Henry Nargeoolet
As for the fifth member representative of the French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeoolet said New York Times That he was a passenger of Titan, as Harding also mentions him on Instagram as a member of the team.
Thehe Times He described it as a marine expert, who was previously part of the French Navy. The 71-year-old was a bonafid Titanic specialist and traveled to the remains 35 times before. Nargeolet serves as a director of RMS Titanic, Inc., a company that explores, saves and shows artifacts from the famous ship, according to the exit.
Along with passenger Hamish Harding, he is a member of Explorers Club, founded in 1904.
Titanium
As Harding noted in his post, the submersible – named Titan – was part of an Ocengate Expedition Tour, which explores the remains of RMS Titanic, which is known to sink in 1912.
The company expressed its sympathy for the victims’ families. “These men were true researchers who shared a different spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” the Oceangate in A says statementS “Our hearts are with these five people, and every member of their families during this tragic time. We are grieving for the loss of life and joy they brought to all who knew.”
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