Missing Titanic Sub Pilot’s Wife Is Descendant Of Couple Who Died On Ship

The wife of Stockton Rush, the chief executive of OceanGate and pilot of the Titanic submersible stuck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, is reportedly a descendant of one of the wealthiest couples to die on the 1912 ocean liner.
Wendy Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, according to archival records reviewed by the New York Times. The revelation adds another element to the missing underwater craft case that has captured the attention of the nation.