{"id":1953766,"date":"2023-06-22T01:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T05:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-titanic-sub-pilots-wife-is-descendant-of-couple-who-died-on-1912-ship-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T01:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T05:37:30","slug":"missing-titanic-sub-pilots-wife-is-descendant-of-couple-who-died-on-1912-ship-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-titanic-sub-pilots-wife-is-descendant-of-couple-who-died-on-1912-ship-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot&#8217;s wife linked to Titanic tragedy: Missing sub connection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissing-titanic-sub-pilots-wife-is-descendant-of-couple-who-died-on-1912-ship-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Titanic Submersible: A Family Connection<\/h2>\n<p>The wife of Stockton Rush, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-corporations-consider-blocking-monetary-support-to-gop\/\" title=\"U.S. corporations consider blocking monetary support to GOP\">chief executive<\/a> of OceanGate and pilot of the Titanic submersible stuck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, has a remarkable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fashion-alert-kamalas-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff-has-a-mullet\/\" title=\"FASHION ALERT: Kamala\u2019s Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff Has a Mullet\">family connection<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-root-i-stand-with-president-trump-we-will-always-stand-with-trump\/\" title=\"WAYNE ROOT: I Stand with President Trump, We Will Always Stand With Trump\">tragic event<\/a>. Wendy Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, two of the wealthiest couples to perish on the ill-fated ocean liner in 1912.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation adds another intriguing element to the captivating case of the missing underwater craft, which has captured the attention of the nation.<\/p>\n<h3>A Remarkable Family Legacy<\/h3>\n<p>Isidor Straus, a co-owner of Macy&#8217;s department store, and his wife Ida were married for four decades when the Titanic sank. Wendy Rush, formerly known as Wendy Hollings Weil, married Stockton Rush in 1986. She currently serves as OceanGate&#8217;s communications director and is also an expedition team and board member, according to her LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<p>It is widely known that women and children were given priority for lifeboats during the Titanic disaster. However, James Cameron&#8217;s iconic film adaptation highlighted the privilege afforded to the wealthy, who had a higher chance of securing safety. This further emphasizes the significance of Wendy Rush&#8217;s family connection to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors of the disaster recalled witnessing Isidor Straus refusing a seat on a lifeboat, choosing to stay with his wife. This poignant moment, likely depicted in Cameron&#8217;s film, showcases the unwavering love and loyalty between the couple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rescue Efforts and a Race Against Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are five individuals, including Stockton Rush, aboard the missing submersible named the Titan. The Coast Guard has emphasized the urgency of the situation, as the oxygen inside the craft will be depleted within the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>A rescue crew searching for the submersible has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-titanic-sub-pilots-wife-is-descendant-of-couple-who-died-on-1912-ship-report\/\" title=\"Pilot's wife linked to Titanic tragedy: Missing sub connection.\">reported hearing banging sounds<\/a> in the vicinity where the craft vanished. However, the source of these noises remains unknown, and it is uncertain whether the five men are still alive. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-eight-climbers-killed-in-iran-more-missing-after-heavy-snowfall\/\" title=\"At least eight climbers killed in Iran, more missing after heavy snowfall\">rescue efforts<\/a> persist in the hopes of a successful outcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy Rush, wife of Stockton Rush, OceanGate&#8217;s CEO and pilot of the Titanic submersible, is said to be a descendant of Isidor and Ida Straus. The wealthy couple tragically perished on the ill-fated ocean liner in 1912. Wendy Rush is their great-great-granddaughter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1953767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1953766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}