The company that lost its CEO and four other passengers on a Titanic-bound submersible last month is suspending commercial operations.
21.06.2023 - 22:31 / deadline.com
Josh Gates, the host of Discovery’s Expedition: Unknown, revealed today that he dove in the same sub that is now missing near the wreck of Titanic. Gates said that the prospect of getting footage of the sunken ship was a “huge opportunity,” but he decided against a second voyage because the vessel, dubbed Titan, “did not perform well on my dive.”
Gates also indicated, “There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public — much of it concerning.
“I had the unique opportunity to dive in the @Oceangate #Titan sub with Stockton at the helm in preparation for its maiden mission to Titanic,” wrote Gates on Twitter.
“To those asking, #Titan did not perform well on my dive. Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns w/ the @OceanGate platform,” he continued.
I had the unique opportunity to dive in the @Oceangate #Titan sub with Stockton at the helm in preparation for its maiden mission to Titanic. I pray for a positive outcome to the rescue efforts of those aboard, including fellow @ExplorersClub member Hamish Harding. pic.twitter.com/z6jjLf6tO6
The Expedition: Unknown host said that his trip in the sub came with the OceanGate cofounder, Stockton Rush, at the helm.
He added, “I pray for a positive outcome to the rescue efforts of those aboard, including fellow@ExplorersClub member Hamish Harding.”
To those asking, #Titan did not perform well on my dive. Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns w/ the @OceanGate platform. There's more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public – much of it concerning.
After Twitter users questioned the idea of going in the first place, Gates replied:
The company that lost its CEO and four other passengers on a Titanic-bound submersible last month is suspending commercial operations.
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presumed «dead» along with the four other passengers on the vessel, was married to the descendent of a couple who died in the very shipwreck his expedition aimed to see.Per, the , Stockton's wife, Wendy Rush, is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, who remained onboard the sinking Titanic so that others could escape to safety in their place.The couple was the real-life inspiration behind the heart-wrenching scene in James Cameron's movie, in which an elderly couple holds onto each other in bed as water rushes into their room.Wendy's Titanic connection was confirmed by the through genealogical records and by the Straus Historical Society — an educational nonprofit.
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