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Paul-Henri Narjolet, one of the five dead passengers of the Titan submersible, was a resident of Duchess County, New York. This voyage to the wreck of the Titanic was far from the first for him, but, unfortunately, it was the last. For his commitment to the history of the iconic ship, Paul-Henri even earned the nickname “Mr. Titanic,” says the New York Post.
Narjolet was on board the world’s first ship to visit the wreck of the Titanic in 1987. In total, he made more than three dozen dives to the crash site of the Titanic. He also died on the way to the legendary ship – on board the bathyscaphe “Titan” – at the age of 77 years.
The French-born diver spent more than a decade working with a company that had the exclusive right to recover and display items from the Titanic wreck. Narjolet led five expeditions of the private firm RMS Titanic Inc., aimed at collecting artifacts from the sunken ship. Under his leadership, more than 5,000 items were recovered from there, among which were trifles such as shaving accessories and pipes, as well as larger valuables such as chandeliers.
RMS Titanic Inc., a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, first claimed the rights to retrieve items from the Titanic in 1986, and the court granted them to her. The company says its mission is “to explore the wreck of the Titanic and its surrounding ocean areas, obtain oceanographic material and scientific data, and use the data and recovered artifacts to verify historical facts and inform the public.” The company also frequently works with multinational regulators and non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation of the Titanic’s heritage.
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Some argued that the company was “cashing in on the mountain,” but Narjolet saw it differently. He was confident that the recovered items would help “learn and preserve” the history of the ship.
“I remember talking to one woman who said to me: “I don’t like what you are doing because my father died on the ship. I agree with it. But I have met other relatives of the dead or survivors who like what we do. They believe that this helps to preserve the ship and its legacy,” Narjolet said in an interview with Forbes in 2012.
Narjolet began his career in the French Navy, where he served as a diving and deep diving officer from 1964 to 1986..
Before joining RMS Titanic Inc. In 2007, Narjolet was Director of the Michigan State University Center for Marine and Underwater Management (CMURM) and worked for Aqua+, an underwater film company.
He was married to eminent American presenter, Emmy winner Michelle Marsh. She has worked for CBS and NBC in New York. They lived together in Connecticut until her death in 2017. Later, “thanks to the Titanic,” Narjolais reconnected with a childhood friend who became his partner after his wife’s death.
The diver moved to New York in January 2022. He settled in the small town of Holmes with a population of 3600 people.
Narjolet created two documentaries about the Titanic: Titanic: The Legend Lives On (1994) and Deep Inside the Titanic (1999). In 2022 he published the book “Dans les profondeurs du Titanic” (literally “In the depths of the Titanic”), which tells about his expeditions.
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‘Mr Titanic’ from New York, a man who dedicated his life to the history of the legendary ship, died in the OceanGate bathyscaphe
Paul-Henri Narjolet, one of the five dead passengers of the Titan submersible, was a resident of Duchess County, New York. This voyage to the wreck of the Titanic was far from the first for him, but, unfortunately, it was the last. For his commitment to the history of the iconic ship, Paul-Henri even earned the nickname “Mr. Titanic,” says the New York Post.
Narjolet was on board the world’s first ship to visit the wreck of the Titanic in 1987. In total, he made more than three dozen dives to the crash site of the Titanic. He also died on the way to the legendary ship – on board the bathyscaphe “Titan” – at the age of 77 years.
The French-born diver spent more than a decade working with a company that had the exclusive right to recover and display items from the Titanic wreck. Narjolet led five expeditions of the private firm RMS Titanic Inc., aimed at collecting artifacts from the sunken ship. Under his leadership, more than 5,000 items were recovered from there, among which were trifles such as shaving accessories and pipes, as well as larger valuables such as chandeliers.
RMS Titanic Inc., a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, first claimed the rights to retrieve items from the Titanic in 1986, and the court granted them to her. The company says its mission is “to explore the wreck of the Titanic and its surrounding ocean areas, obtain oceanographic material and scientific data, and use the data and recovered artifacts to verify historical facts and inform the public.” The company also frequently works with multinational regulators and non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation of the Titanic’s heritage.
On the subject: Sunken treasures: 6 priceless artifacts that went under water along with the ‘Titanic’
Some argued that the company was “cashing in on the mountain,” but Narjolet saw it differently. He was confident that the recovered items would help “learn and preserve” the history of the ship.
“I remember talking to one woman who said to me: “I don’t like what you are doing because my father died on the ship. I agree with it. But I have met other relatives of the dead or survivors who like what we do. They believe that this helps to preserve the ship and its legacy,” Narjolet said in an interview with Forbes in 2012.
Narjolet began his career in the French Navy, where he served as a diving and deep diving officer from 1964 to 1986..
Before joining RMS Titanic Inc. In 2007, Narjolet was Director of the Michigan State University Center for Marine and Underwater Management (CMURM) and worked for Aqua+, an underwater film company.
He was married to eminent American presenter, Emmy winner Michelle Marsh. She has worked for CBS and NBC in New York. They lived together in Connecticut until her death in 2017. Later, “thanks to the Titanic,” Narjolais reconnected with a childhood friend who became his partner after his wife’s death.
The diver moved to New York in January 2022. He settled in the small town of Holmes with a population of 3600 people.
Narjolet created two documentaries about the Titanic: Titanic: The Legend Lives On (1994) and Deep Inside the Titanic (1999). In 2022 he published the book “Dans les profondeurs du Titanic” (literally “In the depths of the Titanic”), which tells about his expeditions.
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