Stepson of missing Titanic sub billionaire Hamish Harding ‘coping’ by going to Blink-182 concert
- Brian Szasz, whose stepfather is on the Titan submersible, defended himself on social media, saying he was finding comfort in music
- His family would want him to be at the show, Szasz said in a post showing him at the band’s merchandise stand, despite admitting ‘it might be distasteful’
The stepson of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who is one of the passengers aboard a missing submersible, is taking comfort in all the small things – by attending a Blink-182 concert.
“@blink182 @tomdelonge @travisbarker@markhoppis My stepdad Hamish is on this submarine lost at sea. I’m devastated but coming to the San Diego show tonight so you guys can give me hope and cheer me up,” San Diego resident Brian Szasz tweeted on Monday evening, addressing the band’s core members while the US Coast Guard searches for the submersible.
Harding, chairman of Dubai-based aviation sales and acquisitions company Action Aviation, is one of the five people aboard the tourist submersible that went missing Sunday.
On social media, Szasz has been raising awareness about the disappearance of his stepfather and the Titan vessel, which left St John’s on Friday for its expedition of the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic. Szasz also shared on Twitter and Facebook that he is finding comfort in music amid his stepfather’s disappearance.
“It might be distasteful being here but my family would want me to be at the blink-182 show as it’s my favorite band and music helps me in difficult times!,” Szasz wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post. In the photo, Szasz stands in front of a Blink-182 merchandise stand outside San Diego’s Pechanga Arena.