Titanic fans seem to cope with the submersible tragedy by playing Celine Dion‘s My heart will live onthe unforgettable theme song of Leonardo DiCaprio And Kate Winslet1997 Oscar-winning film, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The Canadian singer’s classic ballad has seen a huge resurgence since Thursday — after officials confirmed that OceanGate’s submarine “Titan” was a “catastrophic implosion“Killing five people, including the company’s CEO, who were on board and headed for the Titanic wreck.
My heart will live on streamed more than 500,000 streams, with Spotify listeners hitting play 522,864 times since the tragic news was announced, reported TMZ.
Friday only added to the song’s streaming numbers.
Like RadarOnline.com reported, the Titan vanished about 700 kilometers south of St John’s in Newfoundland, Canada, on Sunday. Those on board lost communication with OceanGate about two hours into the trip.
It has been reported that the US Coast Guard was not contacted about the missing sea vessel until 8 hours later.
It was a race against time to find the missing submarine, as those on board had only 96 hours of emergency oxygen, which ran out at 7 a.m. ET on Thursday before the Titan was confirmed to be a “catastrophic implosionpresumably the “thumping” detected around the same time as the ship’s tragic end.
The dead included OceanGate’s CEO Stockton RushBritish-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son SulemanFrench submarine pilot Paul Henri Nargeoletand British billionaire Hamish Harding.
Experts said the implosion happened so fast that the five victims never “knew what was happening.”
The Titan’s frame and tailgate were among the debris scattered on the ocean floor near the Titanic’s wreckage. During and after the search, several former personnel safety concerns emerged, with former employees claiming that their warnings about the submarine’s dangers had been ignored.
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OceanGate released a statement about the deaths.
“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, are sadly lost,” OceanGate’s statement read of the deaths. “These men were true explorers who shared a clear spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans.”
“Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families at this tragic time. We grieve for the loss of lives and joy they brought to all they knew.”