1 year, 9 months ago

How OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded. Explained in 5 points

Titanium submarine updates: A four-day-long search for OceanGate's Titan submersible has come to a tragic end. On 18 June OceanGate's Titan submersible's third voyage to the Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, began. Those aboard Titan for a tourist expedition included British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, with his 19-year-old son Suleman, who are both British citizens, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, and Stockton Rush, founder, and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions. Oceangate chief executive and Titan pilot Stockton Rush; two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood; British adventurer Hamish Harding; and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.