Titanic Submarine: Who are the 5 trapped in missing submersible?

The search is still on for the 6.5-metre tourist submersible, named Titan, that went missing on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic on Sunday, 18 June.

TITANIC SUBMERSIBLE GOES MISSING

The vessel, operated by the US-based firm Ocean Gate, five members on board. It left for its mission in what should have been a two and a half hour journey, but unfortunately lost signal after approximately an hour and 45 minutes and has not been found since.

According to OceanGate, Titan departed with 96 hours of air, meaning that those oxygen tanks would have been depleted on the morning of Thursday, 22 June.

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The submersible was part of an eight-day expedition operated by OceanGate Expeditions, which organizes trips to the remains of the Titanic. Tourists pay $250,000 (about R4. 6 million) for the trip, the Insider reports.

SEARCH INCLUDES ROBOTS, PLANES AND SONAR LISTENING EQUIPMENT

On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that the Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) “that has reached the sea floor and began its search” for the missing submersible.

Reuters also reports that a French robot called Victor 6000, that can dive to 6 000 metres underwater, has also been deployed.

Previous search efforts have involved the use of aircraft and sonar.

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WHO IS ON THE LOST TITANIC SUBMARINE?

HAMISH Harding – a 58-year-old British billionaire who is the chairman of airplane marketplace Action Aviation. The businessman loves adventure and once went on a Blue Origin flight to space. Harding holds quite a few Guinness World Records honours for achievements including the longest time spent navigating the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, and the fastest flight going all the way around the globe, crossing both poles. He’s also been to the South Pole twice.

Before leaving for the Titanic expedition, Harding took to Instagram to posted.

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Shahzada and his son Suleman Dawood – The father and son belong to one of Pakistan’s most wealthy families. Suleman is 19 years old. Shahzada Dawood, 48, is vice-chairman of Pakistani conglomerate Engro Corporation. He is also a long-time adviser to the King’s charity, Prince’s Trust International.

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Paul-Henri Nargeolet – a 73-year-old French explorer who has been dubbed “Mr Titanic” as he has been a longtime enthusiast of the Titanic wreckage, making 35 trips to the site.

Stockton Rush – the 61-year-old is the chief executive and founder of OceanGate Expeditions. According to the OceanGate website, he became the youngest jet transport-rated pilot in the world aged 19 in 1981. His wife, Wendy Rush, nee Weil, is listed as the director of communications for OceanGate and a “comms and tracking team member” for the Titanic expedition on her LinkedIn page.