Hamish Harding dives to Challenger Deep with Victor Vescovo and sets a record for the longest distance travelled in the deepest part of the ocean and the longest dive. Video: Nick Verola
Hamish Harding dives to Challenger Deep with Victor Vescovo and sets a record for the longest distance travelled in the deepest part of the ocean and the longest dive. Video: Nick Verola
"It's a little bit worrying because you know your dad is at the bottom of the ocean." That sentence gave me chills. Rest in peace sir and God Bless your son
That was heartbreaking. Poor kid 💔
@@pinkmagiclala He's probably been eaten by now.
@@eesoo5420 he was not on board the sub so he wasn't one of the people that died. incredibly disrespectful comment to make in a public forum.
@@chrismofer I'm wondering if it's possible for you to find a context in which such a statement could in any way possibly be perceived as respectful.
@@eesoo5420maybe by something crazy as hell.. because sharks and whales don't even go that deep 😮😮.. if I'm not mistaken, im serious too.. I think once it gets to a certain depth, sharks and whales can no longer go down, even they would die.. it's amazing how something like these animals, can dive deeper than we dream of, but even they can't dive but so far.. makes me wonder, what crazy ass creatures are down there eating those who fall victim to the ocean.. shit 😮.. the ocean really does not forgive us huh..
Rich or poor it hurts like hell to lose your father, seems like they had a good bond and my heart really goes out to that kid.
yep unfortunately some people only look at how much money people have its sickening
I simply cannot grasp how Hamish could see and ride DSV to the Deep, yet did not comprehend the obvious flaws in the OceanGate disaster of a sub. He seemed like a great man and dad. Im glad his family have such footage to remember him by.
i agree 100%.
I was literally thinking the exact same thing. Obviously after the fact everyone’s even more conscious of the flaws of it. But still seems like such common sense.
Hubris will get the best of us.
Yip, top end to bottom end and still did it.
That’s exactly what I’m thinking. How could he have possibly accepted the Titan as safe and capable after he had been on this unbelievable submersible first.
RIP Hamish. I coached your son Giles when he was a younger runner. I won't forget the time I had with him, he's as energetic as you were. Great family.
This is the difference between a professionally built, certified submersible vs Stockton Rush's joke of a sub.
Rest In Peace Hamish Harding.
🕊️🕊️
Ocean gate defamed deep ocean industry.killed people by rush overconfident & arrogance.
I’m so so sorry to his son. Can’t even imagine what he’s going through. His dad didn’t deserve what happened to him and the rest of the crew onboard the Titan. So sorry, kid. You can tell your dad loved you tremendously and he’s with you always.
Hamish Harding knew too much.
@@Jkstolz what flat earth? or what's at the poles?
he will be proud to have a father like him. One day he will become a good man who contributes to science.
He has instilled the desire for adventure in his son, a love for breaking records and thirst for exploration. RIP
@@tauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa in other words he will end up a stupid dead hero. Let the scientists and experts do all the crazy stunts instead of a everyday ordinary billionaire with more money then brains! SMH!
The man had the money to indulge his passions.... don't hate on him for living his life to the full...he seemed like a good guy, not the arrogant person i imagined...so sorry for his son...
Exactly!! People saying "he could have donated that money to charity instead of the titanic" who said he never donated to charity?? Its his money to indulge in adventure just as much as its every other millionaires wish to indulge in alcohol, drugs and prostitutes.
Or just screwing over hundreds of people that worked for him. He was a crook that left dozens of people stranded in a foreign craft while he fled to Dubai. Look at the Saudi Red Crescent Medevac contract and you find many skeletons
That's the old communist dogmas they beat us with in school that makes us judge people like that.
@@sqdmlkr Because twitter trolls are desperately jealous of anyone who is successful, and they want the western world to be some kind of communist camp.
Good guys never become billionaires.
Hearing his son talking about how he’s worried for his dad diving deep is so sad now 😢
Sorry to his son. Your dad should inspire you forever. A great man
Thanks to James Cameron's comments about the Titan demise, I am learning about safe, professional and innovative dives to the depths of the ocean. Fascinating, and tragic about the death of Hamish. His son is inspiring. Condolences to the families of those who perished on Titan.
Have a look at the discovery of the Endurance, incredible footage. May I be so bold as to recommend the channel Oceanliner Designs? It's generally about ocean liners, of course the famous one features heavily but there is deep sea content too. :)
I recommend Cameron's documentary about his dive to Challenger Deep it goes a lot into the design, testing, and operation of his submersible.
@@MannyBrum - thanks, already watched that one. Blown away Titan ever was considered safe.
How did his son inspired you exactly?
Its not that tragic. He didnt use logical thinking comparing this sub dive to the titan when anyone with 2 beans in their head could see its poor flaws even that news reporter did. The guy clearly was a idiot and hes dead now.
Rush had to have been one hell of a salesman to sell a seat on the Titan to Harding. Yes, Hamish was a thrill seaker and record breaker, but he seeed to be of high intelligence who knew and respected the technology behind the sub and pilot that took him safely to the challener deep and back. I guess we all can make poor decisions at times, sometimes fueled by impulsivity, passion and blind trust. What ever his reasoning to dive on the Titan, he paid the ultimate cost, his life. So sorry for his son. Looked like a sweet and loving kid.
he seemed like a lovely guy. i wish he kept working with companies like triton / asked them for their opinion on what stockton was doing / trying to do. may his son step into his footsteps and keep his dads burning flame that longed for adventure alive. until then, hamish and everyone else.
I heard this sub is incredible, is rated go a 1000 meters below the challenger deep, crazy engineering. It also moves fast through the depths compared to other DSVs. RIP Hamish, feel bad for the son.
He has 4 children
In the documentary on this same channel they tested the pressure vessel to 1400 bar which is 20% higher than in Challenger Deep.
It's actually tested up to 14,000 meters, far more than it will ever need to go and that too how ever many times it wants
@@Whitguy86what's your point here?? Are you tryna say "well at least he still has the other three"???
The deepest point of challenger deep is 36,000 ft. They tested this subs hull in a pressure test facility in Russia to 45,000. That's how strong the titanium sphere inside it is.
Victor said that Hamish asked him to take him to the Titanic on Limiting Factor, and he said no. Victor also said that Titanic was a very dangerous site to visit, even on LF, due to all the currents and size of the wreck etc.
That is sad to hear honestly. It seems Hamish was determined and most likely felt a bit emboldened after making other incredible trips safely and there being no other deaths from submersibles. I guess he figured this would be the same.
The titan catastrophe brought me here. 😢 Hearing his son saying he's worried about his dad going at the bottom of the ocean is heartbreaking. 💔💔
I’d be proud to have such a courageous and passionate father.
He seems like a very nice man. When I first saw a picture of him, I immediately got reminded of Bill Fagerbakke, the voice actor of Patrick from Spongebob. It really is a shame what happened to the four mission specialists. May they all rest in peace, and may their families cherish the memories of their loved ones as they continue to heal. I’m glad this video exists, it immortalizes the love and strength held between a father and a son.
The shocking thing is that even after he descended to the bottom of the ocean in a high-tech submarine, he was willing to descend in a much less reliable submersible. 😲
There’s a line in this video that suggests that Harding, as incredible as it may seem, had a very wrongheaded idea of what constituted the safe design for a deep submergence vehicle. Harding talks about being “amazed” at how small Limiting Factor’s pressure vessel is, which is shocking given that a small pressure vessel is inherently stronger than a larger one. Extrapolating out from this bizarre statement, it makes me wonder if he felt Oceangate Titan was somehow safer simply because it had a larger pressure vessel even though that actually made it less safe.
That Sub looked so much more well built than the Titon. I know it went deeper. You have to admire the Man he looked as if he had no fear and simply enjoyed the trip down. And looked to be a wonderful Father. RIP Sir................
What a brilliant sub, and feat for victor. He’s truly a pioneer of a new and hostile frontier
How in the hell could Hamish experience the pinnacle and gold standard of submersible engineering, and then allow himself to be sealed into a tin can at that depth?!
He doesn't design submarines or the like. He rode along with people who did know all about them. He assumed Stockton knew.
@@jone8626 He couldn't take his son anyways, max crew of 5 at 1 time.
stockton convincing him and the pull of seeing titanic
@@jone8626well it had been on successful trips before. So there was every reason to be optimistic. Hindsight is wonderful, isn't it...
@@Whitguy86 Doesnt fckn matter. Just taking a look inside both and you can tell which one is far more advanced.
1:19 that’s really sad now
Seeing him do this makes me think he MUST of had reservations about going in the titan. The amount of technology in that sub compared to the titans two touch screens is insane. My heart brakes for his son obviously they shared an incredible bond. Hamish seemed like your quintessential British explorer/gentleman. RIP.
Victor says he told him about the risks of the titan but he still went, very odd.
I think when people reach incredible limits like Challenger Deep,everything else seems a walk in the park, probably why he overlooked OceanGate's flaws because it wasn't as big a challenge. RIP Hamish
And those people forget that it's 90% technology that allows them to reach many of those limits. First in space, on the moon, highest free fall etc. etc.
Good point 👏👏👏
Seems like a great guy. Rest in peace, Hamish
What I could imagine of now was his son diving down to the wreck of the submersible he perished at and getting a look at the Titanic he were supposed to see, in the same ship they made memories together, and in the same exact Deep Submergence Vehicle the "Limiting Factor". RIP to Hamish Harding and the 4 others.
Dude been in a real sub , yet still got into that Improvised death trap
I can’t believe this man after being in this submarine here would ever crawl into that thing called the TITAN! Just wow
The titan had successful dives prior to his trip.. so he had hope it would make it, and unfortunately this time that didn’t happen. It’s a very sad loss for his family, wish he pushed it off for another time. He’d still be alive
@@etholus1000 Did it ever have one successful trip without problems? It was plagued with electrical gremlins and communication issues.
@@MikeCris Yes, it had like four or so successful trips
@@etholus1000 ya but like every other submersible there is a limit of dives it can go on, and then the retire them!
It's hard to get your head around. He was a fool in my opinion, lots of people in the industry would have told him the danger out that thing, his friend J Cameron for one. I think some of these people think they can't die or they just love danger, it's like playing Russian Roulette, that's the buzz, the more risk the better. He has a young son and he took that risk, selfish bstd in my opinion.
Rest in Peace Hamish
RIP Hamish Harding and thoughts to his boy at this time
I wonder if this sub made him have too much faith in the Titans ability and safety. RIP 🙏🏼
Limiting Factor made 19 of only 22 dives to the challenger deep, between 2019 and 2022. What an amazing sub!
A real, classic Englishman. I salute you, sir, may God have mercy on your soul. I pray for your son, and the rest of your family.
Seems like a good guy
Thank you, for this beautiful discovery. Thank you for taking us all to the bottom to the deepest point of the earth. Because of you we can see things nobody seen before. Dear mister Harding we still hope that you and four other passengers are saved. But my heart tells you are not with us anymore. My love go's out to your family and friends. Again thank you for exploring the world and show it to us all 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
should have left it to the experts and scientists. Not some ordinary citizen billionaire. Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Now he's gone.
He truly was an explorer at heart, and based on this video he seemed like such a pleasant human being. Poor man was scammed by OceanGate, an adventurous soul like his was stolen too soon.
@@tauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hard to feel sorry for him. Play stupid games win stupid prizes! You ever hear that saying? He and others have no business going down to see the wreck of the titanic. It's a grave site, leave it alone now.
@anthonys3631 1. There’s plenty to learn about the most famous ship ever. I do t see why you should leave it alone. 2. It was his fault, he was convinced to do it. 3. Even if it was his fault, I don’t know how you could have so little sympathy for him. He literally died. I can’t imagine what his family’s going through right now. And for you to say “play stupid games win stupid prizes, it was his fault” seems awful.
@@jessebenloulou935 what is there to see there? What was there to learn from going down to view the rusted out ship? Probably not much left of it as it is getting eaten away buy rust eating bacteria. Is it a science related trip? No. It's a GRAVEYARD and doesn't need tourists going down in dangerous conditions and risking their lives to be looked at. He wasn't on the expedition for a science related trip was he? Now he's gone. And foolishly as well as the others. Enough said!
Why tf would you get in a toy from OceanGate after experiencing this highly professional technology, the guy clearly had more money than brains
RIP Hamish Harding. You were one of Earth's greatest. Thanks for being you.
Feeling so sorry for Hamish. He didn’t deserve to die like that. The major difference between Victor and Stockton was, Victor has patience and perseverance and Stockton was always on ‘Rush’ 😢
Victor charges 750K for a dive, and Stockton Rush charged 250K. I guess you get what you pay for...
One does science and exploration, other wanted to do business and earn big.
@@rock3tcatU233 true. Well, in that ocean depths, safety should always come first before the cost.
@@rock3tcatU233well to be fair here, the Challenger Deep is nearly 3 times deeper than the Titanic Deep. And to go this state of the art sub instead of that "homemade" sub, 750k is actually a bargain
@@rock3tcatU233 true but stockton had 3 seats for passengers, victor, 1
I feel bad for his kid. He was very lucky to not have lost his life underwater, but still, his dad died doing what he loved the most which makes him a great role model for many generations of adventurers to come.
Learning more about Hamish & PH, you can’t help but wonder… why the Titan? Both of them seemed like they would’ve known it wasn’t adequate.
I’m sure they knew the risks very well, the titan made some trips successfully so he had hope it’ll make it again and the chance to see the titanic for 250k was hard to pass up.. very unfortunate
@@etholus1000 I guess even billionaires need to save a dollar
@@sunnyhaair I’m sure the money wasn’t even a consideration, probably would of paid 5 million to another safer company that was bringing tourists down to the titanic had one existed. Ocean Gate was it, his only choice and his adventuress spirit which leads many to their demise was strong
@@etholus1000 For a few million dollars he could have bought an acrylic sphere sub made by Triton (who made the sub in this video). The Triton sub is safe down to Titanic depth.
@@transamination then he’d have to hire someone who knows how to operate a submarine, buy or rent a home ship that’s able to deploy it where the titanic is. That’s a whole lengthy process that he most likely doesn’t have time for so he opted for the only commercial service available for the expedition. Sadly until this unfortunate event it probably seemed pretty safe
You better have supreme confidence in the person who checks over that little sub for cracks and stress if you're heading down that far, lol.
And now look whats happened 😂
@@Adrienne884 nothing happened?
@@niter43 Google titan sub it has gone missing in the ocean on the decent to the titanic
@@Adrienne884This is not the same sub
It's the same man and his son. Edit: sorry, it's not his kid, there is another father/son on board. Hamish is one of the passengers though.
The only way I can comprehend Hamish riding down in Titan is if he was primarily a thrill seeker and less interested in how things work. The engineering and professionalism in this operation is miles above what the slipshod 'crew' of the titan operation provided. That's a level of blind trust no one should engage in.
There's a video on how the Limiting Factor was built floating on youtube somwhere highly recomend it if your into that stuff but it really shows how much testing they put into this sub, they pressure tested the hull to 120% of full ocean depth before even putting it in the water once just goes to show how much work goes into a safe sub and how much oceangate skipped RIP
@@KiRiTO72987 Yeah I have seen it. They went to a lot of trouble and expense to do it properly. OceanGate, not so much.
A seeker of *exclusive* thrilling experiences I'd qualify, but you got it right. Many middle aged billionaires end up climbing the Everest, diving or piloting planes seeking to stand out of the billionaire crowd and make themselves look interesting.
My mind implodes to think that he decided to get in that sub after being warned of its danger.
How you go from such a top tier operation like this to ocean gate without noticing how uncoordinated and amateur they were in comparison is beyond me.
RIP Mr. Harding, I can't believe that he wouldn't have had safety concerns about the Titan after seeing how sophisticated the LF was. The thing that hurts the most is that that young man lost his father, rich or not, that is one of the most horrible things that can happen to you as a child.
Shocking that Hamish Harding got on that Carbon Fibre monstrosity after diving with Victor and Limiting Factor first hand.
Seeing his son, makes me really really see, how short my time can be with my own son.. God bless and hold that young man.. I couldn't even damn imagine..
Looking at this op vs OceanGate's pasted together sub managed by college grads is so starkly different. RIP Hamish
Whilst this is sad, he did what he loved to do right until the end, and achieved much on the way. Would that all of our lives could be so fulfilled.
Dear Giles, I am very sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
I think this kid will achieve far greater things than what his father can work alongside professional people who take safety into the highest level.
Going in that Tritton sub, one of the best if not the best in the world and trust Oceangate and go in its sub is incomprehensible!
He's seen the tech on the interior of this sub, Why didn't he question the Titans design more??
The idea of the CEO himself climbing on board to pilot the submersible fully cognisant of the fact of the sub *not* having undergone any proper certification process or testing probably didn't even cross his mind.
you know its good that your dad is going but it just gives you chills
Why would Hamish choose Oceangate over this company? Rip
Praying for his son and the rest of his family .
my dad left me at the hospital. what a life that kid will live!
You jinxed 'em.
@@chupacabra1817weirdo
Sad…
RIP Hamish Keep exploring
RIP Sir you are an inspiration to some or to many you live a good life.
I hope all is well with Hamish Harding and the rest on board the Titan at this uncertain time. His son must be very worried. Praying all are recovered safe and well.
Praying!
rip
Goodbye
Like fine milk.
play stupid games win stupid prizes! Sorry no sympathy here. Leave this kind of stuff to the scientists and paid expert professionals. Never mind every day normal billionaire folks that have more money then brains. Paid $250 thousand US dollars for their own funerals. And our the Canadian and US taxpayers on the hook now for the coast guard costs? Send the search bill to their billionaire families that should have been smart enough to tell them not to go on this kind of nefarious adventure. Supposedly the 19 year old didn't want to go as he was in fear but only went to please his dad as a fathers day gesture SMH!
Sorry for your loss, Harding family
Stockton Rush: We use this game controller. Victor Viscovo: So you have chosen death. Hamish Harding : I'm just a billionaire without a clue
Blessings to his son.
Rest in peace man.
It makes you wonder, if this guy previously went inside such a high tech sub. What made him think that the OceanGate one was truely save. Everything from the OceanGate looks like its made inside a shed compared to this beauty.
Atleast he didn't force his kid to go see the Titanic
His mother was on the ship and clarified that what the aunt said was bullZ$hit. She gave the seat up to her son because he wanted to go so bad and was really excited.
@@unropednope4644what this guy said. How about you actually read multiple articles instead of getting your information from a single source
People on the internet saying anything these days. First get your knowledge from a verified source 💀
@@IanLoverCrLike I care at all what the truth is concerning this incident that everyone is going to forget in the next few days.
@@whatisamodel8252 what an idiotic thing to say
RIP Sir... 😢
Incredible.
How did this man not see the shortcomings of the Titan after this trip?
RIP Hamish Harding. Great Explorer
rest in peace HAMISH HARDING.
And now he and 4 other people are dead, just because Oceangate cheaped out on the material used for the hull of the titan
I broke the world record today for balancing a green marble on a red pencil while eating frozen blue peanut m&m's while wearing Red Hot Chili Peppers underwear while petting a pig.
God bless 💯
goes in this amazing piece of tech then decides to go in that tin can rip hamish
It is beyond my belief that he could not see the flaws of the OceanGate sub.
Wish he would have just sponsored Victor to make a fleet of these
Limiting Factor is brilliant sub, well designed, certified. Yes nothing is truly safe on those depts but at least you know it has all needed certifications. Titan didnt had anything. It is amazing that this tragedy that happen didnt happen earlier. I am sorry for five lives that were lost. Truly i am. Stockton Rush knew what his sub was, and he gambled on it. Even Mr. Titanic knew, but other three didnt. If they knew little more about it, all the red flags, i am sure non of them would ever set foot on that sub. Sadly, it happened what happen. Dreams are nice, and i do respect Rush for having dreams, because if you do not have dreams, what do you have then, however if those dreams endanger people, then they are not dreams, but nightmares. Titan itself was nightmare, catastrophy ready to happen and it did happen and when you think about it, it could be avoided. If only OceanGate invest little bit more, if they didnt use carbon fibre but Titanium or some other heavy metal that could witstand the pressures of 3800m, and if they get certifications, this would not happen. We learn on mistake. I hope that every "OceanGate" company learn because this type of accidents could easly be avoided. Remember 50% of all accidents were human error, 40% are mechanical problems and 10% what could be called nature.
Imagine going from a technicaly advanced submersible to one built in a garden shed doesn't make sense
I was in cape canaveral when he did this.
Rest in peace Hamish
Kinda funny how it’s way easier to travel to 400,000 km above Earth and move at a speed of 8km per second there, but so much harder to travel 11km down in water. The ocean is a very powerful and tough opponent that has claimed way more lives than space travel.
How friendship father and son ♥️♥️♥️
A sad loss, RIP
Thank goodness Hammishes son did not go with him. The day my Dad passed I tried keeping my Mom and him together. His truck frame broke in half and 80,000 pounds of lumber crushed his truck when I was 4. These men are heros and we are all going to the same place. They represent in death why we should never compromise on saftey and may more people get interested in living for a 1000 years cause the answer is down there.👍😉
Not to be offensive but Hamish Harding looks a bit like British comedian Harry Enfield character called Tim nice but dim
R.I.P Hamish.
It would be haunting to see the footage they took before boarding the Titan
RIP Hamish Harding, you clearly had an amazing eagerness for life and adventure. Stockton's pompous ego got everyone killed...
Damn. What a shame. Godspeed.
May your soul rest in peace.
7 miles to the bottom still blows my mind.
"Sorry, Victor, this sub is not impressive enough for me, I'm going to go see what Mr. Janky Submarine up in Newfoundland has going on, thanks!" LMAO
Im glad your dad decided not to take you on the titan. Just because you have inherited billions doesn't mean you need to do crazy stunts. Help people that need it, trust me, that will give you much more satisfaction. The stunts are a short-term dopamine fix, and it's not healthy most of the time. Let professionals do the stunts and extreme stuff.
As horrible as the tragedy on the titan was, Hamish can rest easy knowing he didn't take his son down on that thing with him.
Got to feel for the boy I’m sure he’s devastated, his hero will be forever exploring the life he loved. So sad .. you must heed the warnings of safety protocols.
I feel for that lad so much. His dad should never have gone down in that cobbled together submersible Titan. Heartbreaking. :(
R.I.P
RIP Mr Harding