The wife of OceanGate CEO and pilot of the submarine, Stockton Rush, is said to be a descendant of two Titanic passengers who died when the ship sank more than 100 years ago.
The New York Times reported Wendy Rush — who is director of communications at OceanGate — is the great-great-granddaughter of Macy’s co-owner Isidor and his wife Ida Straus, according to People.
Wendy is a descendant of one of the Straus’ daughters, Minnie, after she married Dr. Richard Weil — who is Wendy’s great-grandfather — in 1905.
The submarine — of which Stockton was one of five on board — was missing since Sunday when it disappeared while it was heading to let passengers view the Titanic wreckage.
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