The names of the five victims of the sinking of the ‘Titan’ submarine will be engraved in two of the most important museums dedicated to the ‘Titanic’. During the acts of homage to the five people who lost their lives on the transatlantic expedition, it has been announced that the museums located in Pigeon Forge (Tennessee) and Branson (Missouri) will keep a special memory of the five crew members, as pick up the TMZ portal.
Both museums announced that their names will be permanently engraved on the mural where the names of the 1,500 people who lost their lives on the night of April 12, 1912 appear. They will not be counted as posthumous victims of the sinking of the ocean liner, nor will they be official, but as a token of appreciation and remembrance.
Mary Kellog-Joslyn, co-owner of both museums with her husband John, had a personal relationship with one of the victims, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French photographer who has made numerous dives to the Titanic wreck area. John was part of the second team with him that explored the wreckage of the liner in 1987.
On June 18, the alarm went off when 1 hour and 45 minutes after starting the descent to the wreck, the submersible lost contact with the tour operator. The chances of finding the five crew members alive faded with the passing of the hours, since the ‘Titan’ carried breathable air for 96 hours.
During the search mission for the submersible, the US Coast Guard announced that it found “debris” from the outside of the vehicle. This finding made the authorities think that the Titan imploded due to the strong submarine pressure in the waters of the North Atlantic. Hours later, the US and Canadian authorities announced the start of their investigations to clarify the causes of what happened in the OceanGate-owned submersible.
While the work to recover the remains continues, there are signs of pain for this tragedy. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. These are the names of the five people who are already part of the tragic history that surrounds the Titanic, which for 111 years has rested at a depth of 3,800 meters from the sea.
