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Prarthana Prakash

Wife of OceanGate's CEO is the great-great-granddaughter of a wealthy couple who died on the Titanic

A picture of Isidor and Ida Straus (Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images)

The Titanic’s sinking in 1912 is one the well-known disasters of the 20th century. The eponymous movie starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio caught public imagination about life on a cruise that ultimately met its end. 

Memories of the fabled Titanic ship have been rekindled in recent days when the five-passenger submersible Titan went missing two hours into its journey on Sunday. The expedition, organized by Seattle-based OceanGate, was on its way to view the Titanic wreckage.

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