Suleman Dawood, 19, is a student at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Suelman was on the train giant sunk with his father, Shahzada Dawood, when it exploded on Sunday, June 18.

According to a statement from the Dawood family, Suleman is a fan of sci-fi literature.

Christine Dawood, Suleman’s mother, said the expedition to the Titanic meant the whole world for Shahzada and Suleman, who she describes as true explorers bound together by a love of adventure.

“These two best friends embark on this last trip, their last trip together.”

Shahzada Dawood, 48, is vice president of one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, Engro Group, with investments in fertilizer, vehicle manufacturing, energy and digital technology.

Mr. Dawood was on board giant sunk with her 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood, when it exploded on Sunday, June 18.

Mr. Dawood is interested in wildlife photography, gardening and exploring natural habitats.

Mr. Dawood’s wife, Christine Dawood, said the expedition to the Titanic meant the whole world for Shahzada and Suleman, whom she describes as true explorers bound together by a love of adventure. save.

“These two best friends embark on this last trip, their last trip together.”

French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, is the director of underwater research for a company that owns the rights to the wreck of the Titanic and recovers the artifacts.

A former commander in the French navy, he was both a deep diver and a minesweeper. After retiring from the navy, he led the first Titanic salvage expedition in 1987 and many more, becoming the top authority at the wreck site.

OceanGate describes Mr. Nargeolet as “Titanic’s greatest explorer”.

The former naval officer was born in Chamonix, France, but spent his early years in Africa with his parents. He was married to American newsreader Michelle Marsh until her death in 2017.

He completed 35 dives in the submersible. In a 2020 interview, he talked about the dangers of deep diving, saying, “I’m not afraid to die, I think one day it will.”

Experts say the cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily run into the millions of dollars.

Norman Polmar, a Virginia-based naval historian, analyst and author, says no ocean search can compare, especially when there are so many countries and even countries. all commercial enterprises involved in recent times.

The plane alone is expensive to operate, and the Pentagon has put hourly costs in the tens of thousands of dollars. The turboprop P-3 Orion and the jet-powered P-8 Poseidon sub-hunter, along with the C-130 Hercules, were both used in the search.

Some agencies may claim reimbursement. Stephen Koerting, a US attorney in Maine who specializes in maritime law, said the US Coast Guard – with its own bills running into the millions of dollars – is often prohibited by federal law from collecting reimbursements in connection with any search or rescue service.

“The Coast Guard, by both law and policy, does not seek to recover search and rescue-related costs from recipients of such services,” the Coast Guard said. Friday in a statement.

Many experts believe that the design of giant diving equipment may not be as suitable as other designs when diving as deep as Titanic rubble.

Chris Roman, a professor at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Oceanography told The Associated Press that the elongated shape of the giant may have increased external pressure.

Mr Roman said the sphere was in “perfect shape” because the water pressure was equal on all sides.

The sub exploded on Sunday, June 18 with five people on board.

According to Jasper Graham-Jones, an associate professor of mechanical and marine engineering at the University of Plymouth, the explosion could have been caused by small cracks in the hull.

Every time the sub goes down TitanicSmall cracks will form.

“This may be small and undetectable at the outset, but soon becomes severe and produces rapid and uncontrollable growth,” said Mr. Graham-Jones.

Hamish Harding, 58, is a British billionaire, aviation magnate and adventurer.

Mr Harding was among five people killed in the failed submarine expedition.

“He is one-of-a-kind and we admire him. He was a passionate explorer – no matter the terrain – who lived it all for his family, business and next adventure,” reads a statement from Mr Harding’s family.

In 2021, he made a record-setting voyage to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, which at 36,000 feet below sea level is the deepest part of the ocean.

“What he has achieved in life is truly extraordinary and if we can take any small consolation from this tragedy, it is that we have lost him doing what he loves. “

Harding has also made record-breaking trips to the South Pole with Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the oldest person to ever reach the pole, and Harding’s son Giles, 12, the youngest person to ever achieve the feat. .

Images of debris recovered from the Titan submersible at the bottom of the North Atlantic seem to confirm the theory that the ship exploded under the pressure of the ocean.

Jonas Mureika, professor of physics at Loyola Marymount University, says independence Calling the explosion “catastrophe” is referring to the magnitude and speed of what took place.

“The pressure at that depth (3.8 km) is extremely high, about 400 times atmospheric pressure. That’s 6,000 pounds per square inch exerted on the submarine — atmospheric pressure is about 15 pounds per square inch,” he noted in an email.

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Edward Cassano, CEO of Pelagic Research Services, couldn’t hold back his tears as he described the moment the search and rescue with the Titan submersible turned “into a recovery”.

Just hours after arriving, the Pelagic Research Service found debris from the exploding sub and passed the information on to the victim’s family.

Mr Cassano spoke to the press at the end of the search when he said: “We have to apologize – there were a lot of emotions and everyone was tired.”

The Pelagic Research Service’s remote control vehicle (ROV), Odysseus, has flown to the site of the Pelagic Research Service. Titanic wreckage to aid in the international search for any sign of five passengers or giant.

Odysseus is one of the few ROVs that can reach depths that Titanic The ruins lie at an elevation of 12,500 feet (3,700 meters). Until Odysseus can reach the ocean floor, the US Coast Guard and US Navy cannot determine where the submarine went or whether it definitely blew up.