Missing Titanic tourist sub – search teams hear noises
By Alexandra Heilbron on June 21, 2023 | 14 Comments
A submersible carrying five people to view the wreckage of the Titanic lost contact with surface crews about an hour and 45 minutes after it submerged off the coast of Newfoundland on Sunday morning, carrying billionaire Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, and Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, who was piloting the sub.
Search crews looking for the sub have reported they’ve heard possible signs of life. According to CNN, the crews detected banging noises in 30-minute intervals over sonar, a possible indication that the passengers are alive and sending out SOS signals.
The sub, which was carrying 96 hours of oxygen, was estimated to have about 40 hours of oxygen remaining as of Tuesday morning, making it essential for the passengers to be located by Thursday.
The submersible is owned by OceanGate Expeditions, which offers deep sea voyages that carry tourists down to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic for $250,000 (USD) each.
Hamish Harding wrote in a Facebook post last Saturday: “Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023. A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Cardi B slammed Harding’s stepson, Brian Szasz, for attending a Blink-182 concert while his stepfather is missing. Szasz posted a photo of himself at the venue on Instagram with the caption: “It might be distasteful being here but my family would want me to be at the Blink-182 show as it’s by favorite band and music helps me in difficult times!”
After seeing the post, Cardi B said in an Instagram story: “One of the billionaires that’s missing underwater from that submarine s–t … Their stepson is at a concert, right?” She continued, “People is like, um, ‘What is he supposed to do? Be sad at the house? Yes. You supposed to be right next to the phone waiting to hear any updates. You supposed to be consoling your mom and s–t.” ~Alexandra Heilbron
UPDATE: OceanGate Expeditions released a statement this afternoon saying that all five men on board the missing submersible are believed to be dead. U.S. Coast Guard officials said in a separate statement that they’ve discovered pieces of the Titan, including the the nose cone, about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic. The debris is consistent with a “catastrophic implosion,” according to U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger.
They’re running out of time…
Shockingly, I agree entirely with Carbi B.
Pragmatically speaking, I agree with him going to the concert. Who are we to tell him or anyone else how to react in this situation. We are all different and we handle stress differently. Will he help anything by sitting by the phone? Getting more and more frantic? How can he help his family? By keeping his brain and soul working. Seriously. Also…. what are his feelings about his step-father?
it was a ridiculous move to even GO on this mission in the first place….but lot of rich people think they are invincible just because they have money!!! If you can concentrate on a concert while his family may be dying down in the Ocean….well that’s on him!!!!
Not the brightest move on their part, considering “the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years”. That would make me think twice for sure. Still, praying for their safe return. As for the stepson’s going to a concert, everyone deals differently. It’s not like he’s part of the search party!!
Music heel the hart.I hope they find them.I hope is not to late.Everything is in hands of God and rescue team.Lets be positive.
betcha twithead CardiB wouldn’t have said a word if he had been at HER concert – everyone copes differently, and just because his stepdad is missing (who he may or may not even get along with) doesn’t mean he needs to be at home…
Why pay to go to an underwater grave site of one of the worst tragedy’s in human history? So Sad and so unnecessary.
I wish this didn’t happen.
All around very sad – sad that people lost their lives, but sad that they were willing to pay $250,000 in the first place to view a shipwreck.
The stepson sounds immature (heartless) to be thinking of a concert during a life and death situation.
WE have Navy nuclear sub fleet in the Atlantic area of the potential loss. The White House needed to give permission for our military to participate in civilian rescue operations by our U S Navy.
Not going to happen if the owner of the missing sub is not a Demo..
This is a sad situation. Deepest condolences to these families. I agree with Cardi B. Very immature of this stepson to go to a concert while his mother is grieving. I couldn’t never go to a concert while my mom is grieving. That’s on him!!
Cardi B is a dissolute whore.
now they will be part of HISTORY also and if MICHAEL JACKSON would be alive he would probably make a song about it telling the story of 4 unfortunate souls who lost their LIVES out of curiosity you know the old saying CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.