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World-renowned explorer Hamish Harding is among the five people who went missing aboard a tourist submarine visiting the shipwreck of the Titanic Monday morning, his family has confirmed.
Harding’s family said the 58-year-old British millionaire was aboard the missing OceanGate Expeditions submarine on Monday, a day after he shared his excitement about the trip on Instagram.
“We started steaming from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and are planning to start dive operations around 4am tomorrow morning. Until then we have a lot of preparations and briefings to do,” Harding wrote alongside picture of himself signing a banner celebrating the expedition.
His stepson, Brian Szasz, reposted Harding’s message on Facebook Monday, writing: “Thoughts and prayers for my stepfather Hamish Harding as his Submarine has gone missing exploring Titanic. Search and rescue mission is underway.”
The Boston Coast Guard said an active search was underway for the missing OceanGate Expeditions submarine, which offers tourists a chance to visit the wreck 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, for $250,000.
The visit to the Titanic was poised to be only the latest in Harding’s impressive travel resume, with the explorer previously visiting space aboard the Blue Origin mission last year.
The father-of-two was one of the six astronauts to ride aboard Blue Origin’s fifth human flight aboard the New Shepard rocket on June 4, 2022.
