Families Of OceanGate Titan Submersible Victims Speak Out Following Implosion: ‘We Are United In Grief’

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Less than a full day after the Titan submersible was confirmed to have imploded, the families of the passengers are “united in grief.” Since Sunday, the thing on everybody’s minds has been the fate of the OceanGate subversive, which dove down to explore the Titanic’s wreckage.

As you know, the vessel lost contact with the surface world just an hour and forty-five minutes into the expedition, leaving the five passengers, including Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his teenage son Suleman, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, completely isolated thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface. Related: Former OceanGate Passengers Reveal How Scary Titanic Expeditions Were! After days of searching, the US Coast Guard and Rear Admiral John Mauger announced in a press conference Thursday that the tourist sub suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” as a debris field had been found near the Titanic wreckage on the ocean floor.

Sadly, that means all five passengers lost their lives. Now, their grieving families are speaking out. Following the tragic news, the loved ones of Hamish remembered the British billionaire as a “loving husband” and “dedicated father.” They shared in a statement to People: They continued: What a beautiful tribute.

We wonder what his stepson Brian Szasz is thinking right now. Related: Friend Of Hamish Canceled His Seat Over Safety Concerns The family of Pakistani-British businessman Shahzada and his 19-year-old son Suleman also opened up about the devastating situation, telling BBC: So sad.