"Titanic Connections and Hiring Practices: The Story of a Missing Sub Pilot"
TL;DR
The pilot of the submersible that has gone missing on a quest to take tourists to see the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean has a personal connection to two victims of the doomed shipwreck. Records show that OceanGate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush's wife, Wendy Rush, is a descendant of a famous elderly couple who died during the 1912 incident. The couple, Ida and Isidor Straus, were among first-class passengers aboard the Titanic on its maiden voyage.
Topics:nationrms-titanic#ida-and-isidor-straus#missing-sub-pilot#oceangate#rms-titanic#stockton-rush#titanic
- Missing sub pilot linked to a famous Titanic couple who died giving lifeboat seats to younger passengers CBS News
- OceanGate CEO explains why he didn't want to hire '50-year-old White guys' to pilot subs Fox Business
- Submersible pilot’s spouse is descended from a famous Titanic couple The Seattle Times
- OceanGate Co-Founder Says He Believes There's Still Time to Save Crew The Daily Beast
- Missing Titanic submersible CEO is from prominent SF family SFGATE
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