Off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, a search is underway for the lost submarine by OceanGate Expeditions, a private company that organizes trips to allow tourists to view the wreck of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean. The Boston Coast Guard made the announcement to the BBC as the first names of the missing people begin to circulate in the media and on social media.
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Action Aviation, an aviation sales and operations company, has confirmed that its CEO, the British businessman Hamish HardingHe was one of the tourists on board. The CEO of the company, Mark Butler, he told the AP that the crew left last Friday. Harding, 59, studied science and chemical engineering at Cambridge University and later earned his pilot’s license. Harding holds the Guinness World Record for fastest circumnavigation of the earth and was one of the passengers to reach space aboard the New Shepard of jeff bezos
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Harding himself said on his Facebook profile in a post published the day before the dive that he was “proud” to be part of a team of “legendary explorers.” Including according to his contribution Paul Henry Nargeolet: Submarine pilot who studied the wreck of the Titanic for decades. Sky News also confirmed the discoverer’s presence, according to which the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton RushHe was on board the submarine.