The company behind the Titan submersible’s fatal trip to the Titanic wreckage has suspended all operations.
23.06.2023 - 06:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The families of three of the victims of the Titanic submersible implosion have paid tribute to them as 'beloved, dedicated' fathers and sons.
The US Coast Guard confirmed the tail cone of the missing deep-sea vessel, which lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, was discovered around 1,600 ft from the bow of the Titanic wreckage. Rear Admiral John Mauger said further debris was also found that was 'consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber'.
Undersea expert Paul Hankin said five major pieces of debris helped to identify it as from the Titan submersible. Founding member of the Board of Trustees of The Explorers Club, Hamish Harding, was on board, alongside UK-based businessman Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, OceanGate’s chief executive and founder Stockton Rush and French submersible pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
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The families of Shahzada, Suleman, and Hamish Harding have now paid tribute to them. The Dawood family released a statement on Thursday night, mourning the loss of the father and son.
“Our beloved sons were aboard the OceanGate’s Titan submersible that perished underwater,” the statement said. “Please continue to keep the departed souls of our family in your prayers during this difficult period of mourning."
The family statement said they are truly grateful to those involved in the rescue operations and the 'untiring efforts' brought strength to the family. “We are also indebted to our friends, family, colleagues and well-wishers from all over the world who have stood by us during our hour of need,” the statement said.
“We extend our heartfelt
The company behind the Titan submersible’s fatal trip to the Titanic wreckage has suspended all operations.
submersible that imploded with five people on board, has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.The company made the announcement Thursday in a banner on its website. No further details were provided.
The “presumed human remains” of the passengers aboard the Titan submersible have been recovered.
U.S. Coast Guard announced that crews recovered the remains while searching through the wreckage. Per a news release from the Coast Guard, medical professionals will conduct a «formal analysis» of the «presumed human remains» that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident. Additionally, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S.
U.S. Coast Guard announced that crews recovered the remains while searching through the wreckage. Per a news release from the Coast Guard, medical professionals will conduct a «formal analysis» of the «presumed human remains» that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident. Additionally, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S.
the Titan submersible. Our thoughts and condolences go out to their families and friends during this difficult time. We were saddened to learn of their passing, which OceanGate announced.“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a statement shared by People.“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans.
The Titan submersible's mothership returned to shore on the town of St John's on Newfoundland Island on Saturday (June 24). Rescue ships also made their return, bearing the weight of the loss of five men onboard OceanGate's submersible.
Those who lost loved ones on the Titan submersible have been sharing emotional tribute messages.
Less than a full day after the Titan submersible was confirmed to have imploded, the families of the passengers are “united in grief.”
James Cameron has a great deal of experience with the difficult and potentially dangerous process of such an adventure.The wreckage site has once again gripped the public's attention after OceanGate Expeditions' tourist submersible, Titan, went missing on June 18 while carrying five passengers during a dive down to the Titanic's final resting place. Five days later, Rear Admiral John Mauger, the commander of the U.S.
Several experts are speaking out about what might have happened underwater during the catastrophic tragedy that claimed the lives of the five victims aboard the OceanGate submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage site.
The families of the five victims who were passengers aboard the OceanGate Titan submersible vessel en route to the Titanic wreckage site have all released statements.
presumed «dead» along with the four other passengers on the vessel, was married to the descendent of a couple who died in the very shipwreck his expedition aimed to see.Per, the , Stockton's wife, Wendy Rush, is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, who remained onboard the sinking Titanic so that others could escape to safety in their place.The couple was the real-life inspiration behind the heart-wrenching scene in James Cameron's movie, in which an elderly couple holds onto each other in bed as water rushes into their room.Wendy's Titanic connection was confirmed by the through genealogical records and by the Straus Historical Society — an educational nonprofit.
Experts fear that the bodies of the five Titanic submersible victims may never be found after the missing vessel imploded in the Atlantic Ocean.
The five passengers who were aboard the Titan submersible have reportedly been killed after a “catastrophic implosion,” officials have confirmed, as per the Independent.
Expedition Unknown on Discovery Plus, tweeted on Wednesday (June 21) that he turned down the opportunity to film Titanic because the submersible “did not perform well” during a test dive.Gates said that he was given the chance to join OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush on a test dive, which took place in July 2021.“To those asking, #Titan did not perform well on my dive. Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns w/ the @OceanGate platform.
Titanic” director James Cameron spoke out during an ABC News interview about the tourist submersible Titan that lost contact on its way to reach the Titanic. After submarine company OceanGate released a statement on Thursday saying that the five people who went down are believed dead, Cameron gave his thoughts on the tragedy as a longtime member of the diving community, who has made 33 trips to the Titanic himself. “People in the community were very concerned about this sub,” Cameron said. “A number of the top players in the deep submergence engineering community even wrote letters to the company, saying that what they were doing was too experimental to carry passengers and that it needed to be certified. I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship, and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result. For us, it’s a very similar tragedy where warnings went unheeded. To take place at the same exact site with all the diving that’s going on all around the world, I think it’s just astonishing. It’s really quite surreal.”
CNN is now reporting that the debris found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic wreckage site has been “assessed to be from submersible,” and, moments ago, OceanGate Expeditions released a statement to the news organization confirming that the 5 members on board have tragically died.
https://t.co/iEsIPIfXBVpic.twitter.com/zIHlkcJTf1«The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel so we'll continue to work and continue to search the area down there, but I don't have an answer for prospects at this time,» Mauger said.As for the banging noises heard just days ago — offering a glimmer of hope that the passengers may still be alive — Mauger said «there doesn't appear to be any connection between the noises and the location on the sea floor» where the debris field was discovered.OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that «we now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost.»«This is an extremely sad time for our dedicated employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss. The entire OceanGate family is deeply grateful for the countless men and women from multiple organizations of the international community who expedited wide-ranging resources and have worked so very hard on this mission,» the statement continued.
The missing Titan submersible captivated the world, with people around the globe — including celebrities — sharing their polarizing takes on the risky expedition ahead of the news that all five passengers had died.