Like many, Kaley Cuoco has a missing submarine on her mind.
This Based on true story The actress shared her thoughts on the five-man team that disappeared somewhere recently. Titanic. “This has kept me up and made me sick for the past few nights,” Cuoco, 37, wrote in an Instagram Story. “I really pray that they are saved! I can’t even imagine what the passengers went through.”
story Titan A diver created by OceanGate caught the world’s attention this week after five passengers embarked on an expedition to visit the Titanic ruins in the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition was supposed to be a day trip, but the submarine lost communication about an hour and 45 minutes after the dive.
Judging by the number of passengers on board, it is estimated that the remaining oxygen will run out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Inside the submarine are British businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, French diver Paul-Henry Nargeole and OceanGate CEO and co-founder Stockton Rush.
Cuoco isn’t the only television personality to intervene. Graduated from a Universty Nation alum Jason Tartick shared a lengthy Instagram Story thread Wednesday detailing the situation.
Engaged 90 DaysKim Menzies shared similar sentiments with Cuoco in an Instagram Story, “I don’t understand how people make memes and jokes about this undersea tragedy. They literally have trouble breathing in the dark” and later said, “I pray that these people are saved and have the mental capacity to get over something this terrible.”
On Thursday, a search for a vessel was underway, involving the US Coast Guard. Rear Admiral John Mauger of the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday that a series of explosions heard via sonar had become the “target” of the remaining investigative efforts.
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Alongside internet users who downplayed the situation, Harding’s stepson Brian Szasz came under fire for attending a Blink-182 concert while the search for his family member continued. Musician Cardi B criticized him on social media, saying in a video: “You were supposed to be home, you’re sorry. You must have been crying for me. You were supposed to be by the phone, waiting to hear any progress about me. You were supposed to comfort your mother and s—”
Szasz, 37, later shared: “Still, this whole situation is a total nightmare, everything about it, especially what Hamish is going through down there, is just damn horrible,” he added. .