A submersible , five person sub-marine on Sunday set out for an adventurous expedition to explore the Titanic shipwreck site. In about 1:45 minutes after they dived in, communication was lost with the surface support ship by Polar Prince Research Ship as reported by The US Coast Guard.

After along week of uncertainty , the hope of family and friends of the on-board explorers burned to ashes as the five were declared dead on Thursday. The announcement was preceded by a futile search.

The search and rescue crew found evidence that the submersible had imploded, collapsed violently inwards. The US Coast Guard explains that massive search underway in the North Atlantic had located a debris field on the sea floor which was confirmed to be pieces of the missing Sub.

Mr. Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and Paul Henri Nargeolet were the gentlemen on board, declared dead and submarine missing.

Who Are These Men;

Stockton Rush.

• 61 years of age.
• CEO and co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions. ( the company responsible for the titanic expedition)
• an American business man.
• Has an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering from Princeton University.
• A business masters degree from UC Berkeley.
• In 1981, became the youngest jet transport rated pilot in the world , 19 years then. At the time flying to destinations including; Cairo, Zurich, Mumbai according to his biography.
• In 1989, he developed his own experimental aircraft.
• He is a descendant of the US founding fathers; Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton, men who have significance in American Revolution, both signees of the Declaration of Independence.
• He is survived by wife, Wendy, and two children, a boy and a girl whose names are still unknown.

Wendy and Stockton Rush.

Shahzada and Suleman Dawood.

• Shahzada Dawood 48 years of age is the father of Suleman Dawood, a 19 year old 1st year business student.
• Shahzada is a Pakistani investor.
• Shahzada had an undergraduate law degree at Buckingham University- UK.
• A masters of science in textile marketing from Philadelphia.
• The vice chairman of Engro, a Pakistani energy investment company.
• Chairman Dawood Hercules corp, an investment and holdings firm.
• Had expertise in mergers and acquisitions in companies across industries e.g; textiles, fertilizers, food.
• Survived by a wife, Christine and daughter, Alina.

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Shahzada and son- Suleman Dawood.

Hamish Harding.

• 58 year old British pilot and business man.
• Chairman Action Aviation- An aviation sales and consulting company.
• Broke the Guinness record in 2019 for fastest flight around both the earth poles.

Hamish Harding.

Paul Henri Nargeolet.

• 77 year old French diver.
• Known as Mr. Titanic for his expertise of the ship.
• completed 37 dives to the Titanic Wreck.
• Supervised 5,000 retrievals of the Titanic artifacts.
• 22 years in the French Navy where he was ranked commander.
• Led the first recovery dive to the Titanic wreckage in 1987
• Director of underwater research for RMS Titanic- a company dedicated to preserve the history of the Titanic.
• Long time employee of RMS.

Paul Henri Nargeolet.

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