After the implosion of titan submarine with five people on board, The OceanGate company suspended all its tourist trips to see the Titanic in the depths of the ocean.
From the company’s website they reported that “They have suspended their exploration and commercial operations.”
The company had assured when promoting the new trips that it is “an opportunity to get out of everyday life and discover something truly extraordinary.” “Follow in the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau and become an underwater explorer, starting with a dive on the wreck of the RMS Titanic”added the ad.
the tragedy of the titan
The Titan, about 6.5 meters long, undertook a journey into the depths of the ocean on June 18 to observe the Titanic wreckage. It was scheduled to return to the surface seven hours later, but less than two hours had passed, it lost contact with the surface.
Rescue teams later reported that the ship had imploded shortly after submergingkilling all five crew members instantly, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
Canada and United States They opened several investigations to determine the causes of the implosion. The remains found on the seabed, almost 4,000 meters deep, will be scrutinized as OceanGate is suspected of negligence.
In 2018 court documents, a former company executive, David Lochridge, claimed that he was fired because he had doubted the safety of the submersible.
Another of those who had warned about the danger of the trip was william kohnenengineer at the head of a US committee on manned submersibles, who told the BBC that his group had expressed concern about the Titan’s safety conditions.
However, in late June, OceanGate co-founder, Guillermo Söhnlein, stated that security was a “key element” of the company.
Source: Ambito
