The passengers aboard the wrecked Titanic submersible craft are Stockton Rush who was 61 year old and was the owner of Craft. He was an alumnus of Princeton University and University of California.

Harmish Harding was a British aviator and businessman who founded Dubai and Uk private equity company action group in 2022. A company action aviation which deals in aircraft brokerage, management and financing company. He was 58 years old. He was an avid adventurer with previous experiences in deep-sea exploration. He was said to have a record of 4hrs and 15minutes on the sea floor of Challenger Deep in Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean in 2021. The dept was 360000 feet and 2 1\2 (two and a half times as deep as the wrecked Titanic. He also set a record for the longest distance traveled along the deepest part of the ocean.

Paul-Henry Nargeolet was a seasoned french pilot and one of the world’s foremost experts on site earning the nick name ‘Mr. Titanic’. He was Director of Underwater Research for Experiential Media and group and RMS Titanic Inc. He was born in Chimorux, France. He spent 22 years in French Navy and rose to the rank of Commander. He has completed dozens of submersible dives to crash sites and led the first recovery expedition to the first Titanic in 1987. He was 77 years old.

Shahzada and his son Suleman Dawood were British but of Pakistani decent. They were from the prominent families. He was the vice Chairman of Engro Corp. A company that deals in Fertilizers to power generation . he attended University of Buckingham and graduated with a law degree and also had Masters degree in Textile marketing from Philadelphia University. He was 48 years old. Suleman his son was in Business school at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Suleman was reportedly said that he was reluctant to go on Titanic sub but joined the expedition to please his Titanic-Obsessed father.

The debris of the Titanic was found 1,600feet from the bow of the Titanic.

OceanGate said ”these men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s ocean’. OceanGate charged $250,000 for a seat on the submersible craft.

on behalf of the good people of Nigeria, I offer my deepest condolences to the families.

SOURCE: NDTV