The company that lost its CEO and four other passengers on a Titanic-bound submersible last month is suspending commercial operations.
06.07.2023 - 22:53 / deadline.com
The company behind the Titan submersible’s fatal trip to the Titanic wreckage has suspended all operations.
OceanGate Expeditions announced the move with a small website banner that said it was suspending all commercial and exploratory operations. The move comes two weeks after its diving vessal suffered a fatal implosion, killing all five people aboard.
OceanGate’s website makes no mention of the submersible disaster.
Founded in 2009 and based in Washington state, the company offered tours of the Titantic wreckage for $250,000 per seat. The company also offered other expeditions to the Azores and the Bahamas, as well as “bespoke” option for custom tours.
The Titan vanished on June 18, setting off a massive search led by the US and Canada. The passengers included OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. Wreckage from the Titan was found on June 22 near the Titantic.
Since the disaster, questions have been raised about the submersible’s safety and the lax protocols that may have led to the tragedy. The company conducted more than 141 expeditions, according to its website.
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The company that lost its CEO and four other passengers on a Titanic-bound submersible last month is suspending commercial operations.
submersible that imploded with five people on board, has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.The company made the announcement Thursday in a banner on its website. No further details were provided.
The “presumed human remains” of the passengers aboard the Titan submersible have been recovered.
U.S. Coast Guard announced that crews recovered the remains while searching through the wreckage. Per a news release from the Coast Guard, medical professionals will conduct a «formal analysis» of the «presumed human remains» that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident. Additionally, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S.
U.S. Coast Guard announced that crews recovered the remains while searching through the wreckage. Per a news release from the Coast Guard, medical professionals will conduct a «formal analysis» of the «presumed human remains» that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident. Additionally, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S.
the Titan submersible catastrophe have emerged, shedding light on the unfolding tragic events. Today, our hearts are heavy as we learn more about the aftermath of this devastating incident.Recent images captured in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, reveal the somber scene at the Canadian Coast Guard Pier.
Well, this is a bit quick — and unexpected.
the Titan submersible. Our thoughts and condolences go out to their families and friends during this difficult time. We were saddened to learn of their passing, which OceanGate announced.“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a statement shared by People.“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans.
The Titan submersible's mothership returned to shore on the town of St John's on Newfoundland Island on Saturday (June 24). Rescue ships also made their return, bearing the weight of the loss of five men onboard OceanGate's submersible.
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In the 24 hours since we learned the Titan submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” claiming the lives of the five passengers on board — OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his teenage son Suleman, and British billionaire Hamish Harding — the world has come together to mourn with the families of the unfortunate victims.
Less than a full day after the Titan submersible was confirmed to have imploded, the families of the passengers are “united in grief.”
James Cameron has a great deal of experience with the difficult and potentially dangerous process of such an adventure.The wreckage site has once again gripped the public's attention after OceanGate Expeditions' tourist submersible, Titan, went missing on June 18 while carrying five passengers during a dive down to the Titanic's final resting place. Five days later, Rear Admiral John Mauger, the commander of the U.S.
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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.
James Cameron — director of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic who has visited the wreckage more than 30 times — has responded to the Titan submersible disaster.
Experts fear that the bodies of the five Titanic submersible victims may never be found after the missing vessel imploded in the Atlantic Ocean.