“I had the privilege to work and sail with PH Nargeolet for over 20 years,” McCallum told PEOPLE. Rob McCallum, another one of the world’s most accomplished deep-sea explorers who also worked on the Five Deeps Expedition, agreed that Nargeolet was one of the finest people he’d ever sailed with. Related: 5 'Titan' Sub Passengers Are Dead, OceanGate Says: They 'Have Sadly Been Lost' JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images Titanic expert Nargeolet visited the wreckage over 35 times before his death The group had set off on their journey from St John's in the province of Newfoundland, the oldest seaport in North America. He died along with Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, OceanGate announced on Thursday afternoon. Nargeolet began his career in the French Navy and served from 1964 to 1986, he went on to complete over 35 dives to the Titanic wreckage site. It's kind of symbolic, in a way," Daley said. "He lost his life in a place he so loved, exploring the Titanic. "We were just talking about the old times," he recalled to the BBC of his last moments with the 77-year-old French sea expert. The two friends had shared a beer together and reminisced just two weeks ago. John's, Newfoundland - where the ill-fated Titan expedition began on June 18 - described Nargeolet’s death as “symbolic” in a new interview with the BBC. Titanic explorer Larry Daley is reflecting on the loss of his friend Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of the five victims who died onboard the Titan submersible.ĭaley, a Titanic explorer from St. JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty, MSNBC Paul-Henri Nargeolet & Larry Daley
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