Who Are Onboard The Missing Titanic Submersible?

21 JUNE, 2023

Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

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Rescuers are searching for a submersible named Titan that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck.

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The Titanic wreck is considered a "time capsule" and attracts interest from individuals fascinated by its construction, immigration history, millionaires and the era's celebrities.

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The mission to the Titanic is part of OceanGate's efforts to develop crewed submersibles capable of reaching depths of 4,000 metres and 6,000 metres.

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The submersible has a range of 96 hours, with now less than 25 hours of oxygen remaining. Here are the five people onboard the vessel...

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British billionaire Hamish Harding (58) is one of the passengers on board. He is an aviator, space tourist, and chairman of Dubai-based Action Aviation.

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Harding has previous experience in space travel and went into space with Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin company. He has also been on a flight circumnavigating the globe via the North & South poles

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Shahzada Dawood (48), a Pakistani businessman, and his son Sulaiman (19) are on board. Dawood is the vice-chairman of Engro Corporation and a board member of Prince's Trust International.

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Dawood's Engro Corporation is a conglomerate with investments in fertilizers, vehicle manufacturing, energy, and digital technologies.

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Paul-Henri Nargeolet (77) is a former French navy commander known as "Mr Titanic". He has been studying the Titanic for 35 years and has participated in several submarine expeditions to the wreckage.

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Nargeolet has spent years studying the Titanic and has been involved in retrieving objects from the wreckage.

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Stockton Rush (61) is the chief executive and founder of OceanGate, the company behind the tourist mission to the Titanic. 

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Rush has overseen the development of various technologies, including sonar systems and wireless remote-control devices, throughout his career.

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