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Brit ‘astronaut’ Hamish Harding who holds three Guinness World Records is named as passenger on missing Titanic sub
A BRITISH billionaire who's been to space and holds three Guinness World Records for his adventures is missing aboard the vanished Titanic submarine.
Hamish Harding is one of five people on board the Titan vessel which lost contact with the surface while heading for the wreck, his stepson has confirmed.
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Rescue crews are frantically searching the Atlantic Ocean after the £200,000-a-head voyage disappeared.
Among those taking part in the expedition is Harding, CEO of Action Aviation in Dubai.
He excitedly posted to social media about being there on Sunday.
Harding said a "window" had opened up that would allow the group to dive.
"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."
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He added: "Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023."
The 58-year-old is known as one of the leaders of the record-breaking mission to orbit the Earth via both poles in 2019.
took a Gulfstream G650ER around the world, in a time of just 46 hours, 40 minutes and 22 seconds.
He graduated from Cambridge with a degree in natural sciences and chemical engineering before going on to a successful career in aviation.
A trustee of the Explorer's Club, he also took a trip to space last year with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.
As well as taking to the skies, he is a well-known polar explorer, even taking Moon-landing astronaut Buzz Aldrin to the South Pole in 2016, making Buzz, then 86, the oldest person to reach the pole.
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.
Today his stepson, Brian Szasz wrote on : "Thoughts and prayers for my Mom and Hamish Harding."
He added: "Hamish Harding my stepfather has gone missing on submarine thoughts and prayers."
OceanGate, one of few companies offering trips to see the ruins, confirmed a major search mission has been launched to "bring the crew back safely".
Tickets for tourists to see the wreckage - which is around 600km off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada - cost up to £195,000.
The company previously revealed it uses Elon Musk's Starlink to communicate with the vessel, however it's not clear what has gone wrong with the network.
OceanGate's sub - Titan - has the capacity for one pilot and four others and an oxygen supply able to last 96 hours.
A spokesman for OceanGate said: "We are exploring and mobilising all options to bring the crew back safely.
"Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families.
"We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible.
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"We are working toward the safe return of the crewmembers."
The Sun has approached OceanGate for comment.
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