All five people onboard the vessel were killed, including British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, former French navy diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, Pakistani entrepreneur and philanthropist Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rushton, 61.
Eventually, the submersible's wreckage was found on the ocean floor around 330 yards from the bow of the Titanic, with the Coast Guard confirming all five people onboard were killed.
A haunting banging noise believed to have come from the vessel gave a glimmer of hope to the families of those onboard, but these noises were ultimately inconclusive and could have been caused by debris from either the Titanic wreck or the Titan itself.
On June 18, 2023, the five onboard the deep-sea craft, operated by American tourism and expeditions company OceanGate, descended to the wreck of the Titanic.
Stanley, who emailed Rush to flag safety concerns, including cracking noises, but was dismissed, added: "I felt also, this exchange of emails strained our relationship from what it had been previously.
