I knew Titanic disaster sub skipper he would want us to honour victims by diving again
THE cofounder of the firm involved in the Titan implosion that killed five has vowed to plough on with more perilous projects. OceanGate boss Stockton Rush and his four passengers were killed instantly one year ago today when their homemade sub suffered a catastrophic implosion on a dive to the Titanic wreck. Titan which was steered with a gaming controller vanished from radars on June 18 and failed to resurface from the 195, 000ahead voyage 12, 500ft down to the wreckage. Hopes of a miracle faded by the hour, and then the day, as desperate rescue crews worked around the clock to find any signs of life. Five days after the sub was supposed to return, debris was found on the ocean floor. British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, French Titanic expert PaulHenri Nargeolet, 77, BritishPakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19yearold son Suleman all died on board. Rush, OceanGate Expedition s CEO who was leading the mission in the North Atlanti
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