Who were the five passengers aboard the Titan submersible that imploded?

The debris from the submersible that disappeared with five people inside during a dive into the Titanic's wreck was found, on Thursday (June 22) with no survivors, said the United States Coast Guard officials, in a grim update to the multination international search.

The five passengers who are believedto bedied in what appearedto have been a "catastrophic implosion,"included the CEO of the company which set up the tour, aFrench submarine operator also known as "MrTitanic", a British aviation tycoon and a wealthy Pakistani businessman and his son.

Stockton Rush

Rush wasthe chief executive of OceanGate Expeditions, the company responsible for carrying tourists into the deepest regions of the ocean. Itwas founded in 2009 but Rush began his career in 1981 as the youngest jet transport-rated pilot in the world, aged 19.

Over the last two decades, Rush had become completely immersed in ocean-related tech ventures to explore the unknown of the deep. He was part ofSeattle's BlueView Technologies, which makes small, high-frequency sonar systems.

However, after Rushfailed to get the proper permits for the project's support vessel, his company started taking paying customers to the Titanic's wreck in 2021.

Shahzada and Suleman Dawood

Shahzada Dawood, 48, wasone of the wealthiest men in Pakistan and a United Kingdom-based board member of the Prince's Trust charity.Dawood and his 19-year-old son boarded the tiny underwater craft to view the well-known Titanic wreck 12,500 feet underwater on Sunday.

Shahzada wasthe vice chairman of Engro Corporation - a company thatproduces fertilisers, food, and energy. Engro had a revenue of $1.2 billion at the end of 2022.

He had donean MSc in Global Texting Marketing from Philadelphia University, USA, and an LLB from Buckingham University. His son Sulemanis a university student and currently holds British citizenship.

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Hamish Harding

The 58-year-old Harding heldthree Guinness World records and wasthe founder of Action Group and chairman of Action Aviation, an international aircraft brokerage company with headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In 2017, Harding worked with the Antarctic VIP tourism company, White Desert, to introduce the first regular business jet service to the Antarctic using a Gulfstream G550, landing on Wolfsfang Runway, a newly-created ice tarmac in Antarctica.

Over the weekend, Harding shared the status of his mission via social media. He shared that a ship had set off from the city of St John’s, in Newfoundland, Canada, for the destination of the Titanic wreck.

Paul-Henri Nargeolet

Paul-Henri Nargeolet, more popularly known as "Mr Titanic" was one of the crew members of the submarine. 77-year-oldNargeolethad previously served in the French Navy for over 25 years.

He had the experience of diving all over the world and openly spoke about the perils of his adventures, that took him to inaccessible waters of the world's oceans.

As a crew member, Nargeolet had already undertaken more than 30 dives to explore the ruins of the RMS Titanic. It was under his authority that 5,500 objects related to the British ship were recovered, including a 20 tonnes fragment, currently on display in Los Angeles.

(With inputs from agencies)

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