Could the curse of the Titanic have been repeated on the missing submarine “Titan”? The whole world has held its breath in recent days during the intensive search for the small submarine. According to reports, there was an implosion on the way to the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, all hope of rescue was lost when it became clear that the ten-hour journey to the legendary sunken ship ended in tragedy. In addition, all five occupants of the missing submarine are believed to have died in the catastrophic implosion. Given the search results, emergency services recently confirmed her death, ending their week-long search for survivors.
What connects the incident with the so-called curse of the Titanic?
OceanGate's owner, Stockton Rush, is one of the five victims. He is also known as the Elon Musk of the deep sea and is said to have piloted the submersible during the disastrous voyage. It turns out, ironically, that his wife, Wendy Rush, is a descendant of passengers on the Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic in 1912. The information comes from the New York Times, with Wendy being the great-great-granddaughter of Isidore and Ida Strauss, who were married for over 40 years. According to information, they shouldin a hugor have gone down hand in hand with the huge ship.
According to archive documents, Isidore Strauss refused to board the lifeboat. He left the way to younger men, children and women, while Ida did not want to abandon her husband and did not leave the sinking ship either. According to eyewitness claims, the couple were seen holding hands while sitting on the deck of the Titanic as the ship sank underwater. According to the New York Times, Isidore Strauss' body was found at sea about two weeks after the shipwreck. However, Ida Strauss' remains were never found.
The Story of Stockton and Wendy Rush
For the 1997 blockbuster's director, James Cameron, Isidore and Ida Strauss served as inspiration for two of the characters. The famous scene shows an elderly couple lying in each other's arms while water fills the cabin. The true story of the couple who embraced from the ship “Titanic” is already known to many people. As for the descendant, Wendy Rush, she married Stockton Rush, the founder of the OceanGate company, in 1986. His company offers underwater excursions to the legendary Titanic wreck. Her LinkedIn page says she has participated in three OceanGate expeditions to the Titanic wreck in the last two years.
Currently, Wendy works as the company's communications director and is a member of the charity's board. The late Rush, 61, founded OceanGate in 2009 with the stated mission of “increasing access to the deep sea through innovation.” In a series of interviews, Stockton said he deeply believes that the sea, not the sky, offers humanity the best chance of survival if the Earth's surface becomes uninhabitable.
As CEO, Rush, who graduated from Princeton in 1984 with a degree in aerospace engineering, oversaw the company's financial and technical strategies. He also provided “a vision for the development” of manned underwater vehicles. In his inquisitive nature, however, Rush often seemed skeptical, if not dismissive, of regulations that might slow innovation.
