On June 18, the Titan submarine owned by OceanGate carried five passengers on a visit to the wreck of the Titanic. However, the Titan unexpectedly lost contact during the deep-sea exploration.
Authorities believe that five additional passengers perished due to an explosion that occurred during the Titan dive.
According to reports, five victims inc OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, and his son Suleman.
After the exporter confirmed that Titan was "consistent with a catastrophic explosion." Las Vegas tycoon Jay Bloom shared a recorded conversation with Mr. Rush on Facebook.
According to images of his conversation with the OceanGate CEO, he declined the position on the expedition. In the picture, the CEO tried to reassure him that the submarine was perfectly safe. Stockton even offered him a $100 discount off the regular price.
The seats were subsequently obtained by Shahzada Dawood, a 48-year-old billionaire from Pakistan, along with his 19-year-old son Sulaiman.
“This is all over the news, and I’m seeing three pictures of individuals and the fourth picture of a father and son,” Bloom said in an interview with The Post.
“When I look at that picture of the father and son, it’s eerily similar to the pictures I have with my son,” Bloom added. “Very haunting.”
After the news broke that the five passengers confirmed had perished, Jay Bloom shared with The Post that he has been contemplating the unpredictability of life, emphasizing that “tomorrow is never promised.”
After receiving an invitation to view the wreck of the Titanic, Bloom was concerned about the safety of the Titanic submarine. He said that the observation window of the Titan submarine can only allow up to two people to look out at the same time.
It was reportedly only allowed to reach a depth of about 4,900 feet. However, the wreck of the Titanic lies on the ocean floor at a depth of 12,500 feet.
Bloom refused and luckily escaped death.
According to a close source, Rob McCallum, OceanGate consultant warned his boss, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, that the lack of certification for Titan was endangering the lives of their clients.
“Any facts that came in — no matter how outlandish — if they supported his [Rush’s] position, he accepted them as true. Other facts that came in — no matter how credible — if they refuted his position, he rejected them as someone else’s position and they’re wrong,” Bloom added.
According to Dail Mail, on Wednesday, for the first time, the debris from the Titan submersible, which imploded ten days ago, claimed the lives of all five passengers on a deep-sea tour of the Titanic, was hauled ashore.
