Teenage Titanic submersible victim’s mother shares last words she had with son
A friend of Hamish Harding’s wife has described “working behind the scenes” to try and involve a remote-operated submarine capable of reaching the Titanic wreck to join the search for the doomed Titan submersible.
“When I heard it was Hamish my heart dropped to my stomach,” Tracy Ryan told People, adding: “I had been working behind the scenes for four days to get the Magellan sub there and get their permits approved because they did have the capabilities to dive all the way down to the site.”
An international group of agencies is now investigating what may have caused the submersible to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic wreckage, and US maritime officials say they’ll issue a report aimed at improving the safety of submersibles worldwide.
Salvage operations from the sea floor are ongoing, and the accident site has been mapped, chief investigator Captain Jason Neubauer said on Sunday, adding that the final report will be issued to the International Maritime Organisation.
Friend of Hamish Harding’s wife describes push to involve remote-operated vehicle in search
A friend of the late British explorer Hamish Harding’s wife has described her efforts to get a remote-operated submarine from Guernsey involved in the search for the Titan after it disappeared near the wreck of the Titanic.
“When I heard it was Hamish my heart dropped to my stomach,” Tracy Ryan told People, adding: “I had been working behind the scenes for four days to get the Magellan sub there and get their permits approved because they did have the capabilities to dive all the way down to the site.
“And I actually brought a United States Congressman in to work with the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard trying to get them clearance.”
She added: “For two days he was on the phone with these guys trying to get the Magellan deployed … And I had been, you know, messaging all this back and forth with Linda the whole time.”
“This was really more of an effort for me to try and help the family get answers faster,” Ms Ryan told the outlet. “Because the banging in the water that was happening every 30 minutes was giving them so much hope.”
Andy Gregory28 June 2023 11:02
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