Over the past week, the world has followed the story of the sub titan and the five people who perished in the terrible tragedy. The purpose of today's press conference is to bring closure to the search and rescue phase of the response and to inform the public of the Coast Guard's next steps. But first and foremost, I want to again express my deepest sympathies to the families on Saturday. I had the opportunity to travel to ST John's to speak with family members directly for those that I did not have the opportunity to meet with. I extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the members of the Unified Command as I have continued to stress throughout this case, has been extremely complex involving *** coordinated international interagency and private sector response in an unforgiving and difficult to access region of the ocean. In total, the Unified Command directed 11 surface assets, five sub surface assets, four air assets and completed 39 search and rescue sorties totalling almost 13,000 square miles. And while the outcome was not what any of us had hoped for, I am very proud of the team of responders who put forth their best effort to locate the Submersible. While in Canada, I met with and personally thanked members of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian armed forces who demonstrated the utmost professionalism and expertise throughout the response. I extended my gratitude to all the professional responders who worked diligently to evaluate all leads, mobilize resources and maintain hope, their devotion to duty in the face of many complex challenges ensured that we remained always ready to conduct search and rescue operations if needed. The discovery of the titan Submersible wreckage marked the conclusion of the search and rescue aspect of this incident. The Coast Guard has officially convened *** Marine Board of investigation into the loss of the Submersible and the five people on board that investigation will be led by chief investigator, Captain Jason Newbauer.
MrBeast says he declined to join submersible trip: ‘Kind of scary that I could have been on it’
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Updated: 10:00 PM EDT Jun 25, 2023
YouTube star MrBeast said Sunday that he had been invited to join a submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage but declined.“I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it,” MrBeast tweeted Sunday morning.Video above: Coast Guard official discusses conclusion of search for sub on Titanic expeditionThough he did not specify whether the invitation was for the fatal Titan trip that ended in a catastrophic implosion, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, shared a portion of text from someone asking him to join an exploration.“Also, I’m going to the Titanic in a submarine late this month,” the individual wrote. “The team would be stoked to have you along.”CNN has reached out to representatives for Donaldson for comment.With more than 162 million current followers, MrBeast has the largest subscriber base of any creator on YouTube. His videos frequently feature stunts, competitions and massive philanthropic efforts.There is an ongoing investigation into what led to the implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible, which killed all five people who were aboard during its descent to visit the wreckage of the Titanic last week.Those killed were OceantGate CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding; French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet; and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman, who were British citizens.
CNN — YouTube star MrBeast said Sunday that he had been invited to join a submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage but declined.
“I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it,” MrBeast tweeted Sunday morning.
Video above: Coast Guard official discusses conclusion of search for sub on Titanic expedition
Though he did not specify whether the invitation was for the fatal Titan trip that ended in a catastrophic implosion, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, shared a portion of text from someone asking him to join an exploration.
“Also, I’m going to the Titanic in a submarine late this month,” the individual wrote. “The team would be stoked to have you along.”
CNN has reached out to representatives for Donaldson for comment.
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YouTube star MrBeast, seen here in March, said on June 25 that he had been invited to join a submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage but declined.
With more than 162 million current followers, MrBeast has the largest subscriber base of any creator on YouTube. His videos frequently feature stunts, competitions and massive philanthropic efforts.
There is an ongoing investigation into what led to the implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible, which killed all five people who were aboard during its descent to visit the wreckage of the Titanic last week.
Those killed were OceantGate CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding; French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet; and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman, who were British citizens.
