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The reason why two passengers stepped aboard the ill-fated ship Titan despite knowing the danger to their lives

Sunday, 25/06/2023, 00:30 (GMT+7)

British billionaire Hamish Harding and French sailor Paul Henri Nargoulet both sought expert advice on whether to board the Titan.

According to the announcement, the Titanic submarine exploded at the bottom of the sea, and

and French senior sailor and oceanographer Paul Henri Narjolais, unfortunately, died on their way to explore the legendary Titanic.

Recently, the common friend of the two passengers, marine explorer Victor Vescovo, said in an interview that they both had a lot of concerns about the Titan ship before departure.

According to Vescovo, two passengers asked for his opinion on whether he should take the trip, and he told them, "If it was me, I wouldn't be on that submarine."

Unfortunately, despite certain misgivings and concerns, Hamish Harding stepped aboard the ill-fated ship. Due to this, they want to desire to witness the wreck of the Titanic and the desire to take risks and explore the oceans overwhelmed their fear.

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the British billionaire Hamish Harding

Meanwhile, French sailor Nargeolet, 77, was an experienced diver who had led a series of expeditions to the wreck off the coast of Newfoundland.

He is also an expert on the Titanic, having dived into the wreck site at least 35 times. Therefore, Najolais has a fearless spirit, always very aware and ready to face the risks he may face.

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The reason why two passengers stepped aboard the ill-fated ship Titan despite knowing the danger to their lives

As an expert, Victor Vescovo also decried Titan's design and how OceanGate stubbornly ignored all complaints:

"Most submarine manufacturers adhere to extremely rigorous safety testing and the protocols and standards we follow as a religion. But OceanGate is a submersible that tries to break through and do interesting things, but I've always thought they've pushed the boundaries of safety It's too far, and what happened proves that."

Mr. Vescovo told Sky News: "There was a lot of general discussion in the (marine) community about the design risks of the submersibles they were developing. We all had concerns in our community and unfortunately, it turned out that these were it is true."

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Victor Vescovo

Earlier, OceanGate chief executive Stockton Rush dismissed warnings from leading deep-sea exploration expert Rob McCallum that he could be putting clients at risk. Experts have called on Rush, who died aboard the Titan along with four others, to stop using the submarine until it is assessed by an independent agency.

Five passengers aboard the Titanic died instantly when the submersible "catastrophically exploded" just 500 meters from the bow of the wreck. The passenger list included Harding, Nagiolet, and Rush, as well as Pakistani businessman Shahzada Daoud and his 19-year-old son Suleiman.

The expedition is believed to have died on Sunday morning when the vessel lost contact with the mother ship MV Polar Prince an hour and 45 minutes after entering the water.