A submarine carrying five people on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic has disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean. The US Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation on Monday.
Among the British crew Hamish Harding He said on social media that he was proud to be part of the fifth mission in the submersible from Ocean Gate to the Titanic wreck.
RMS TITANIC EXPEDITION
I am proud to finally announce that I have joined
@employee
for their assignment to the RMS Titanic as a mission specialist on the submarine going down the Titanic.
@employee
#PolarPrince
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– Hamish Harding (@ActionAviation0)
June 17, 2023
“The meteorological window has just opened and we will try to dive tomorrow. We started sailing from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and plan to start diving operations around 4am tomorrow [segunda-feira]Entrepreneur wrote.
Who is the billionaire?
Hamish Harding is a pilot and businessman with Action Group, an investment group established in 2002, based in Dubai and the United Kingdom, and investing in companies in fast-growing sectors around the world, according to the official website.
Harding also heads Action Aviation, a company founded in 2004 that operates in executive aviation brokers, buys and sells aircraft, and is part of the Action Group.
The company’s portfolio ranges from light aircraft and helicopters to larger aircraft such as the Gulfstream G650ER and Airbus Corporate Jets / Boeing Business Jets.
The billionaire has three milestones recognized by the Guinness Book of Records for speed and time obtained in aircraft flights around the Earth. He was the pilot for the flight with more than 100 people who circumnavigated the Earth through the poles in 46 hours, 40 minutes, and 22 seconds.
space tourist
In June 2022, Harding becomes a space tourist by taking part in the billionaire’s Blue Origin NS-21 mission. Jeff Bezos.
The flight, classified as suborbital, lasted about 10 minutes, and passengers had a sense of zero gravity as the spacecraft plunged back into Earth’s atmosphere. The New Shepard landed with the help of a parachute.
The spacecraft reached 3,700 km/h and 100 km above sea level, which is the limit set for a space start.
Rescue
And the company conducting the trip, Oceangate Expeditions, said it was “Explore and mobilize all options for the safe return of the crew.”.
“Our focus is entirely on the submarine crew and their families. We are extremely grateful for the extensive assistance we have received from various government agencies and outside companies in our efforts to reconnect with the submarine. We are working towards a safe return of the crew,” I finish.
