Who is on the lost Titanic submersible?

The submersible vessel that went missing on Sunday, June 18 2023 during an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean had five people onboard.

Those onboard include world explorer Hamish Harding. His family confirmed on Facebook that he was among the five people aboard the missing submarine.

Harding, a British businessman who previously paid for a space flight aboard the Blue Origin rocket last year, shared a photo of himself signing a banner for OceanGate’s latest voyage to the shipwreck on Sunday.

Also on board were Pakistani energy and technology magnate Shanzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Sulaiman, as well as renowned French diver and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet and OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush.

A search-and-rescue mission is underway, but no communication with the sub has been established. The vessel has 96-hour life support capabilities, giving rescuers until around midday on Thursday, June 22 to find the five missing men.

OceanGate Expeditions, which charges $250,000 per passenger for the 10-day mission to the shipwreck, said in a statement that its “entire focus is on the wellbeing of the crew and every step possible is being taken to bring the five crew members back safely.”