Fun Facts About Hamish Harding—The British Tycoon Aboard Missing Titanic-Diving Vessel

Hamish Harding is a British tycoon who is missing as of writing. He's one of the five passengers of a Titanic-diving vessel owned by tour company Ocean Gate.

• Harding became a space tourist of Blue Origin, the space company of Jess Bezos.
• Hamish considers Bezos as his dream mentor. Because of this, he follows Jeff's philosophies in business, as well as in life.
• Harding has three Guinness World Records; the fastest circumnavigation via both poles by an airplane; the longest distance and duration traveled at full ocean depth by submarine.
• Harding is a founding member of The Explorers Club of New York.

These are just some of the interesting facts about Hamish Harding. You can click this link to learn more about the British aviation billionaire.

What Happened To Harding?

According to BBC News' latest report, Harding decided to explore the historic Titanic wreckage. For those who are not familiar with the Titanic, it is a 1912 luxury liner that sunk after hitting a large iceberg.

The Titanic incident led to the death of thousands of passengers.

Since Titanic is one of the most historic vessels in the world, Hamish was quite excited to visit its wreckage.

"More expedition updates to follow IF the weather holds!" said the British tycoon.

Unfortunately, about after an hour and 45 minutes into diving, the U.S. Coast Guard lost communication with the OceanGate submarine carrying Mr. Harding.

Right now, the U.S. and Canadian navies, as well as commercial deep-sea companies, are all working together to rescue Hamish and the four OceanGate passengers.

"We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to re-establish contact with the submersible," said OceanGate.

Although some individuals said that they were glad that Hamish disappeared since he's a billionaire that contributes to pollution, many people were still concerned about the man, especially since he is a father to two children.

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