Pakistani father and son, British explorer among missing on lost Titanic tourist vessel
, Rush said of the Titanic wreckage expedition, “I don’t think it’s very dangerous. If you look at submersible activity over the last three decades, there hasn’t even been a major injury, let alone a fatality.” He added: “I mean, if you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed … At some point, you’re going to take some risk, and it really is a risk/reward question.”
British explorer Hamish Harding has been identified as one of those on the vessel, according to Action Aviation, a company where Harding serves as chairman. A postthat he would be joining OceanGate as a mission specialist to help conduct a dive. “The team on the sub has a couple of legendary explorers, some of which have done over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic since the 1980s including PH Nargeolet,” the post said.
Nargeolet, also thought to be on board, is a submersible pilot who used to be commander for the French Navy. He has led numerous expeditions, including to the Titanic wreckage, and has previously acknowledged the risk in underwater exploration: “If you are 11 meters or 11 kilometers down, if something bad happens, the result is the same,” he told the Irish Examiner in 2019. “When you’re in very deep water, you’re dead before you realize that something is happening.
Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were also on board, their family said in a public statement. The elder Dawood serves on the board of Prince’s Trust International, a charity organization founded by King Charles III.
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