Who is Hamish Harding and when did he go missing onboard Titanic tourist submarine?
HAMISH Harding has been named as one of the passengers on board a missing submarine carrying tourists to the wreck of the Titanic.
But who is the 58-year-old Brit and what happened to him? Here’s everything we know.
Who is Hamish Harding?
Hamish Harding is a British businessman, aviator and space tourist.
Based in the UAE, he runs Action Aviation, which sells commercial and private aircraft.
As an explorer and space tourist he holds the Guinness World Records.
These stem from his missions orbiting the Earth in 2019 and exploring the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 36,000ft, in 2021.
He took a Gulfstream G650ER around the world, via both polls, in a time of just 46 hours, 40 minutes and 22 seconds.
Harding was awarded a Living Legend of Aviation in 2022, joining Tom Cruise and fellow businessman Kenn Ricci.
He also took a trip to space last year with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company.
When did Hamish Harding go missing and what happened?
Harding was one of five people to go missing on June 19 2023 on board a submarine visiting the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Harding excitedly posted to social media about being there the day before.
He said a “window” had opened up that would allow the group to dive.
The post read: “A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow.
“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’s stepson confirmed he had gone missing shortly after the sub was reported to have vanished.
Is Hamish Harding married?
According to Action Aviation, Hamish is married to his wife Linda, with two sons named Rorry and Giles, as well as a step-daughter named Lauren.
His stepson Brian Szasz said on Facebook: “Thoughts and prayers for my stepfather Hamish Harding as his submarine has gone missing exploring Titanic.
“Search and rescue mission is underway.
“Thoughts and prayers for my mom and Hamish Harding.”