The recent disappearance of the OceanGate company’s Titan submarine, while on a mission to explore the remains of the Titanic, has captured the attention of the world. The search and rescue teams are working around the clock to find the lost submarine before it runs out of oxygen.
The CEO of OceanGate, Stockton Rush, is controlling the limelight after piloting the lost submarine. However, his wife, Wendy Rush, is also making headlines as she is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida. The couple was on the Titanic when it sank, and they are known for their beautiful love story and tragic end.
According to the New York Times, Wendy Rush is in charge of the company’s communications department and is a long-standing member of the board of directors of the organization’s charitable foundation. Her LinkedIn profile also reveals that she participated in three OceanGate expeditions to the Titanic wreckage.
The story of Isidor and Ida Straus has been passed on through generations. At the time of the sinking, the couple was one of the richest people aboard the Titanic. Survivors claim to have witnessed Isidor Straus refusing a seat in a lifeboat, allowing women and children to evacuate first. Ida Straus refused to abandon her husband and they held on the deck until the last moment as the ship sank. Isidor’s body was found weeks after the sinking, while Ida’s body was never recovered.
The link between Wendy Rush and the Straus couple adds another layer of fascination to the ongoing search for the lost submarine. The efforts of the search and rescue teams continue, and the world waits anxiously for any news.
