JAKARTA - The boss of this oil and gas company has twice boarded the submersible Titan and visited the ruins of the fireship, although he is aware of the risks he faces, including the lack of underwater vehicle certification.
Oisin Fanning (65) grew up listening to stories about her father who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where clothes were built.
He had twice ridden Titan, including last summer, along with OceanGate Chief Executive Stockton Rush and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a maritimeist and former commander of the French Navy who was inside Titan when reported missing Sunday along with three others.
Fanning said he was well aware of the risk of expeditions before diving, including the submersible, had not undergone an independent certification procedure.
However, the prospect of seeing the ruins closely is invaluable, he said, as quoted by The New York Times on June 22.
"Everyone knows the risks, but of course, everyone is more eager to go toip rather than worrying too much," explains Fanning.
San Leon Energy's chief executive, an oil and gas company, said the experience was thrilling and commensurate with the US$120,000 he paid for two dives. One dive in an area near the ruins of the ship and another dive in the airfall itself.
"You see a lot of things, a bathtub in one of the rooms, a light outside the Sergeant's room," he said.
"It's uncomfortable, you're in a tube like a cigar, and you just sit on the floor, while taking turns looking out of the window of the ship," said Fanning.
Fanning, who lives in London and Dubai, added he hoped the rescue would work, but acknowledged the difficulties faced in the search operation.
"In fact, if the submarine floats near the surface, half submerged, it will be very difficult to identify," he said.
As previously reported, the US Coast Guard said on Twitter, a surface ship, Polar Prince, had lost Titan which it launched about an hour and 45 minutes after starting a dive towards the location of the ruins on Sunday morning.
It is known that the ruins of palpitations, the British ship that crashed into an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, are located about 900 miles (1,450 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 400 miles (644 km) south of St. Louis. John's, Newfoundland.
Authorities have not confirmed the identities of those inside Titan. However, a number of reports mention the names of British billionaire Hamish Harding and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman, both British nationals.
French rover Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, are also reported to have participated.
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