The missing Titan submarine captivated the world, with people around the world – including celebrities – sharing their polarizing view of the risky expedition ahead of the news that all five passengers had died.
Four days after the story first made headlines, OceanGate released a statement saying, “We now believe our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet are sadly lost. ” The U.S. Coast Guard also announced on Thursday, June 22, that the Titan’s debris found was “consistent with a catastrophic ship implosion.”
Days earlier, as officials worked overtime in their effort to rescue the five passengers trapped in the Titan – which went missing on Sunday, June 18 during its venture to explore the Titanic’s wreckage in the depths of the North Atlantic – the story made its way to culture news eager as Brian Szaszpassenger Hamish Harding’s stepson, went to a Blink-182 show.
“It may be unpleasant to be here but my family would like me to be with the Blink-182 show because it is my favorite band and music helps me through difficult times,” 37-year-old Szasz wrote on Monday, 19 June via Facebook.
Cardi Bfor its part, reacted quickly to the stepson of the 58-year-old billionaire.
“People say, ‘What should he do? be sad in the house? Should he go find him himself?'” the “WAP” rapper, 30, wondered via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, June 20. “Yeah. You hear sad to be home. You should be crying for me. You’re supposed to sit next to the phone waiting for updates on me.” (Szasz, for his part, hit back at Cardi B in a series of tweets, claiming he attended the show as a “coping” mechanism.)
Kaley Cuoco, meanwhile, shared her devastation at the harrowing news. “This has been keeping me awake for the past few nights and making me sick,” the flight attendant actress, 37, wrote via a recent Instagram story, per People. “Sincerely praying that they can be saved! I can’t imagine what the passengers are going through.”
John Cusackfor its part, echoed the criticism of many who are angry at the amount of resources and money expended to rescue the “billionaires” on board, while other tragedies at sea have largely remained under the radar and not as well funded.
“All I can think of is refugees capsizing, no one cares – some billionaires on joyrides go missing – it seems multiple navies are immediately searching,” the Say something actor, 56, tweeted on Tuesday, June 20.
The five passengers on board were hailed as “true explorers who shared a clear spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” in OceanGate’s statement on Thursday. “Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their family at this tragic time. We mourn the loss of life and joy they brought to all they knew.
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