The stepson of a British billionaire explorer has confirmed that his stepfather, Hamish Harding, was in fact on board the Titanic submersible which has gone missing in the Atlantic.
Brian Szasz, stepson of Hamish Harding wrote on Facebook : "Thoughts and prayers for my Mom and Hamish Harding." He added: "Hamish Harding, my stepfather, has gone missing on submarine thoughts and prayers."
He later deleted the posts, putting up a post in their place saying: "For privacy, my mom asked me to delete all related posts thanks for the support."