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world2 years ago•1 min saved

Titanic Tragedy Links Descendants of Submersible Pilot and CEO Killed in Tragic Accident

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.

via NBC New York|

#isidor-and-ida-straus #oceangate #submersible-implosion

entertainment2 years ago•2 min saved

James Cameron draws parallels between OceanGate implosion and Titanic tragedy.

James Cameron compared the OceanGate submersible implosion to the Titanic disaster, noting the hubris involved in both cases. The submersible in question, the Titan, was reportedly the subject of a 2018 lawsuit, and many in the deep submergence engineering community had expressed concerns about its safety. The implosion, which resulted in the deaths of five people, was likely caused by the crushing external pressure of the deep ocean. Cameron, who has explored the Titanic wreckage an estimated 33 times, described one of the victims, French explorer Paul-Henri “PH” Nargeolet, as a friend.

via New York Daily News|

#deep-sea-exploration #entertainment #james-cameron