British billionaire aboard missing tourist submersible collaborated with Indian govt. on Project Cheetah in September 2022

Hamish Harding, one of the five people who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean aboard a tourist submersible, collaborated with the Indian government to reintroduce eight wild cheetahs from Namibia to India.

Hamish Harding, a British businessman who collaborated with the Indian government to reintroduce eight wild cheetahs from Namibia to India, is among five people who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean aboard a tourist submersible on a mission to view the wreckage of the iconic ocean liner the Titanic.

British-Pakistani billionaire businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were also on the sub, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

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Contact with the small sub was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive in the mid-Atlantic on Sunday.

OceanGate Expeditions, a company offering eight-day missions to see the Titanic debris for $250,000 per person, confirmed that its submarine was lost at sea with crew members on board.

The company’s chief executive, Stockton Rush, previously described the craft as “rock solid”, is also believed to be on board.

The company said in a statement that it is “exploring and mobilising all options to bring the crew back safely.” French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet is also thought to be on board, according to a Facebook post by Harding before the dive started.