{"id":4807,"date":"2024-03-08T23:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/exclusive-mr-titanic-paul-henri-nargeolets-kids-clear-out-his-1-7m-home-and-auction-off-oceangate-merchandise\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T23:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:50:34","slug":"exclusive-mr-titanic-paul-henri-nargeolets-kids-clear-out-his-1-7m-home-and-auction-off-oceangate-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/exclusive-mr-titanic-paul-henri-nargeolets-kids-clear-out-his-1-7m-home-and-auction-off-oceangate-merchandise\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: \u2018Mr. Titanic\u2019 Paul-Henri Nargeolet\u2019s Kids Clear Out His $1.7M Home\u2014and Auction Off OceanGate Merchandise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photos courtesy of Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

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Eight months after \u201cMr. Titanic\u201d Paul-Henri Nargeolet<\/strong> died in the Titan submersible tragedy, his adult children gathered for the sad task of clearing out his belongings from his last home in Pawling, NY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many of his prized possessions, including OceanGate\u2014the company that operated the doomed sub\u2014merchandise have been put up for sale.<\/p>\n

The house at 1018 Route 292 is currently listed for sale for $1.7 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with Realtor.com\u00ae<\/a>, the seafarer\u2019s youngest daughter, Sidonie Nargeolet<\/strong>, 40, said that when \u201cPH\u201d (as everyone called him) purchased the 2.74-acre property in January 2022, he was excited to own 515 feet of sparkling lakefront on private Lake Whaley in the hamlet of Holmes.<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri Nargeolet\u2019s last home at 1018 Route 292 in Pawling, NY<\/p>\n

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Since he had good friends who lived there, he was familiar with the area, which is a 90-minute drive to New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d been there to swim on the lake many times,\u201d Sidonie says.<\/p>\n

Being around the water was important to Paul-Henri. Not only was it his life\u2019s work as a deep-sea diver and Titanic expert, but he and his wife, Anne Sarraz-Bournet<\/strong>, loved to swim.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lake allowed them to do that,\u201d says Regan Andrews<\/strong>, co-agent of the listing with\u00a0Linda Finn<\/strong> of Houlihan Lawrence Brewster.<\/p>\n

A look back at Paul-Henri Nargeolet\u2019s last home\u2014and most treasured possessions<\/h2>\n

Paul-Henri was the director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, which owns salvage rights to the famous ocean liner\u2019s wreckage. Before the sudden implosion of the Titan, he had previously led 37 successful expeditions to the site, had supervised the recovery of thousands of artifacts, and was considered to have spent more time at the wreckage than anyone else.<\/p>\n

A month after the submersible imploded upon approaching the wreckage, Sidonie first visited the lakefront house. It was obvious why her water-loving dad had snapped up the home two years earlier for $1.5 million.<\/p>\n

The four-bedroom, four-bath, custom-built home came with a beach, dock, shady deck, and expansive views of the lake\u2014the largest in Dutchess County\u2014from practically every room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe house is really beautiful,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s peaceful, and the view of the lake is amazing. And the neighborhood is pleasant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet at her father\u2019s lakefront house on Lake Whaley<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Since Sidonie and her siblings live outside the country, they decided to sell the property and much of their father\u2019s belongings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have enough space to take [many] things into our homes,\u201d says Sidonie, who lives in Andorra, a small county between France and Spain. \u201cWe will keep what makes us mostly remember him: things from the sea, frames, and objects representing the Titanic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The children used color-coded tags to keep track of who wanted to take what, including replicas of the White Star Line\u2019s sales brochures for the doomed luxury liner (a group of originals sold at Christie\u2019s<\/a> for $11,400 in 2006), a copper deep-sea divers helmet called a scaphandre<\/em>, and other diving and Titanic mementos.<\/p>\n

However, no actual artifacts retrieved from the Titanic were in the house, as they were too valuable and placed in museums. The RMS retained exclusive salvage rights to the wreck under the condition that nothing could ever be sold.<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri Nargeolet wearing his scaphandre<\/em>, a deep-sea divers helmet<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri\u2019s children are keeping their father\u2019s diving helmet.<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Titanic memorabilia owned by \u201cMr. Titanic\u201d<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Titanic replica brochures<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

A framed print of the Titanic<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

A Titanic Christmas ornament owned by \u201cMr. Titanic\u201d<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Sidonie says the house held over 300 Titanic books, in English, French, and German. The books, as well as many of his other possessions, will be auctioned off at an estate sale<\/a> held at the house March 8\u201311.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with the Titanic was an adventure of a lifetime,\u201d Sidonie says of her father\u2019s lifelong passion. \u201cRecovering artifacts is a real technological challenge. With each dive, there was always something new to discover. Exhibiting Titanic artifacts in museums was a way for him to honor the memories of the passengers, not just the ones that died but also the survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sidonie says she\u2019s happy her father will be remembered as \u201cMr. Titanic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also for sale will be Paul-Henri\u2019s personal OceanGate merchandise, including a T-shirt and jacket emblazoned with an image of the Titan submersible that took his life along with four other individuals, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush<\/strong>.\u00a0The company is now defunct.<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri had over 300 books about the Titanic.<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri\u2019s OceanGate jacket with a Titan patch will be auctioned off at an estate sale.<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri\u2019s OceanGate-branded jacket<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri owned OceanGate-branded wear<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

A Ttian sub Titanic T-shirt that will be auctioned off as part of the estate sale<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

An OceanGate-branded crew shirt owned by \u201cMr. Titanic\u201d<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

These underwater walkie-talkies will be included in the estate sale.<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

An Orion telescope will be auctioned off.<\/p>\n

Lost Treasures<\/p>\n

This lantern was recovered from the wreck of the Electra in Britain by Paul-Henri. It will not be for sale.<\/p>\n

Sidonie Nargeolet<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old explorer also left behind daughter Chloe<\/strong>, son Julien<\/strong>, and stepson John Nathaniel Paschall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Paul-Henri and four others perished aboard the submersible Titan as it approached the wreckage of the Titanic on June 18, 2023. The wreckage lies about 12,500 feet below sea level off the coast of Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

Also aboard were Titanic fanatics Pakastani-British businessman\u00a0Shahzada Dawood<\/strong>\u00a0and his son,\u00a0Suleman<\/strong>; British businessman and aviator\u00a0Hamish Harding<\/strong>; and the pilot and founder of OceanGate,\u00a0Stockton Rush<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Photos courtesy of Sidonie Nargeolet Eight months after \u201cMr. Titanic\u201d Paul-Henri Nargeolet died in the Titan submersible tragedy, his adult children gathered for the sad task of clearing out his belongings from his last home in Pawling, NY. Many of his prized possessions, including OceanGate\u2014the company that operated the doomed sub\u2014merchandise have been put up…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}