This is the final image of the Titan submersible embarking on an underwater mission to visit the Titanic hours before it vanished
A UK-based billionaire Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his teenage son Suleman, 19, wereFrench submersible pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet and chief executive and founder of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush are also there, according to reports.
In a subsequently deleted Facebook post, Mr Harding’s stepson wrote that he had “gone missing on a submarine” and asked for “thoughts and prayers”. Mark Butler, managing director of Action Aviation, said: “There is still plenty of time to facilitate a rescue mission, there is equipment on board for survival in this event. We’re all hoping and praying he comes back safe and sound.”The Dawood family have strong links to the UK and Shahzada is believed to live in a Surrey mansion with his wife, Christina, son Sulaiman and daughter Alina.
“We are very grateful for the concern being shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to request everyone to pray for their safety,” the businessman’s family said in a statement., with six guests per voyage paying $250,000 for the privilege. This includes a guided tour around the famous ship 13,000ft beneath the sea, as well as luxury hospitality aboard an expedition vessel.
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