What we know about who is on the missing Titan submersible | 24CA News
As rescue crews race towards the clock to discover a lacking submersible within the North Atlantic Ocean, media shops around the globe are studying extra concerning the passengers concerned.
The Titan, operated by OceanGate, dipped beneath the floor on Sunday night with 5 folks on board. There is one pilot, who works for the corporate, and 4 “mission specialists” — a time period the corporate makes use of for paying clients.
Here’s what we find out about who’s on the lacking watercraft.
Shazada and Suleman Dawood
The father and son, initially from Pakistan however now dwelling in Surrey, U.Ok., had been confirmed to be on the voyage in an announcement from the Engro Corporation.
Shazada Dawood is a vice-chairman with the Pakistani polymer and chemical firm. According to the New York Times, the Dawoods come from one of many wealthiest households within the nation.
“All that we know so far is that contact was lost with their submersible craft,” reads an announcement from Engro. “There is limited information available beyond this that we know, and we humbly request that speculation and theorization is avoided.”
Shazada Dawood can be on the board of administrators for SETI — the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute — which payments itself as “America’s only organization wholly dedicated to searching for life in the universe.”
Hamish Harding
The 58-year-old British nationwide is a longtime businessman, pilot and exploration fanatic.
Harding holds three Guinness World Records, together with one for the longest time spent within the deepest a part of the ocean on a single dive. He plunged to a depth of 11,000 metres on March 5, 2021.
Like Dawood, Harding has a eager curiosity not solely within the depths of the ocean, but additionally the heights of area. He was a part of a Blue Origin flight — the area tourism venture based by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos — on June 4, 2022.
In conserving along with his streak of daring adventures, Harding booked a ticket to see the Titanic in June of 2023.
“Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023,” he wrote in a Facebook submit on Saturday. “A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow.”
Harding is married and has two kids.
