Wendy Rush, the wife of the pilot killed in a Titanic-bound submersible that coast guard officials say suffered catastrophic implosion, is the descendant of a couple who perished on the ship in 1912.

Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush who is missing on the Titan sub, is the great-great-granddaughter or Titanic victims, reports say.

Stockton’s wife, Wendy Rush, descends from a couple who died when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912, according to The New York Times. Wendy’s relatives are Isidor Straus and Ida Straus.

Stockton Rush’s wife, Wendy, is a direct descendant of Isador and Ida Straus, who were passengers on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage in 1912.

Born Wendy Hollings Weil, Wendy Rush wed Stockton Rush in 1986. Officials have said Thursday that Stockton Rush and four other men died in the implosion.

New footage released by the US Coastguard shows Wendy Rush, the wife of Stockton Rush, trying to radio down to the doomed crew during their descent to the wreck of the Titanic.

Wendy Rush's great-great grandparents died on the Titanic when it sank after hitting an iceberg. The couple, who died when Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, were portrayed in several movies ...

Wendy Rush, the company’s communications director, is great-great-grandchild of Isidor and Ida Straus. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Wendy Rush, the wife of the pilot killed in a Titanic-bound submersible that coast guard officials say suffered catastrophic implosion, is the descendant of a couple who perished on the ship in 1912.

Archival records show that Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, The New York Times reported Thursday. Straus was a ...