One of the five voyagers who died in the Atlantic Ocean on a tourist submersible to view the wreck of the Titanic played a pivotal role in the translocation of cheetahs in Southern Africa to India.
Before the ill-fated journey to view the Titanic, Harding said he was proud to be a “mission specialist”, saying: “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.
“A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow. We started steaming from St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, and are planning to start dive operations around 4am. Until then we have a lot of preparations and briefings to do.
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