Titanic submersible: wife of missing pilot is connected to couple who were on ship in 1912

Amid the desperate push to locate the submersible that went missing on its way to the Titanic wreckage, new information has come to the fore.

As per a New York Times report, Wendy Rush, wife of Stockton Rush, the pilot and CEO of OceanGate is actually a descendant of a couple that died when the oceanliner sank in 1912. Both were first-class passengers, as per historical records.

Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus. Isidor Straus was a co-owner of Macy’s department store

Rescuers have rushed more ships and vessels to the site of the disappearance, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in the urgent, international mission.