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Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush who died in a submersible accident, is a descendant of Isidor and Ida Straus, a prominent couple who died together on the Titanic. Wendy Rush has been on at least three expeditions to see the remains of the Titanic and also works for OceanGate. Isidor and Ida Straus were one of the wealthiest couples on the doomed ocean liner in 1912 and had been married for more than four decades.
Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, a wealthy couple who died on the Titanic in 1912. Rush was piloting the OceanGate tourist submersible when it imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreckage site, killing him and four others. Isidor and Ida Straus are known for their story of choosing to go down together on the sinking ship, arm in arm.
Wendy Rush, the wife of missing OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, is related to Isidor and Ida Straus, who died together in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Wendy Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of the couple, who were first-class passengers on the ship. Stockton Rush is currently missing along with three others after their submersible lost connection with its support ship during an underwater expedition to the Titanic wreckage. Search efforts are underway, and it is believed that the passengers may have less than 24 hours of oxygen left.