Missing Titanic submersible: NO South Africans on board
Searchers are frantically scouring the North Atlantic for a missing submersible that had been due to take passengers to visit the Titanic wreckage. VIRAL | FAQ: SARS tax season – How does the auto-assessment work? Fears for the safety of the five people onboard are growing as the vessel only has oxygen for up to 96 hours (4 days). ALSO READ […]
Searchers are frantically scouring the North Atlantic for a missing submersible that had been due to take passengers to visit the Titanic wreckage.
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Fears for the safety of the five people onboard are growing as the vessel only has oxygen for up to 96 hours (4 days).
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According to reports, there are no South Africans among those on the submersible who each paid a reported $250 000 (R4.6 million) to secure a seat.
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WHO IS ON BOARD?
One of the passengers has been identified as British businessman Hamish Harding, whose aviation firm had posted on social media about his expedition.
Harding, a 58-year-old aviator, space tourist, and chairperson of Action Aviation, had posted Sunday on his Instagram account that he was proud to join OceanGate’s Titanic mission.
Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood are also on the craft.
“As of now, contact has been lost with their submersible craft and there is limited information available,” their family said in a statement.
Shahzada Dawood is the vice-chairperson of Karachi-headquartered conglomerate Engro, which has investments in energy, agriculture, petrochemicals and telecommunications
France’s Paul-Henry Nargeolet, a veteran diver and expert on the Titanic wreck, was also part of the Titan crew, Harding said in his post.
British OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush was also on board, media reported.
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WHY VISIT THE TITANIC?
The 46 000-tonne liner hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York in April 1912 with 2 224 passengers and crew on board.
More than 1 500 people died.