OceanGate, a company that operated a submersible that imploded with five people on board, has suspended all operations and the U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the cause of the incident. No further information has been released by OceanGate, and it is unclear when operations will resume.
Wealthy financier Jay Bloom has shared text messages he exchanged with the late CEO of OceanGate Exploration, Stockton Rush, who had offered Bloom and his son discounted tickets to ride on the submersible to tour the Titanic. Bloom declined the offer, but the submersible, named Titan, was piloted by Rush and was lost at sea on June 18th. The tragedy has sparked a debate about the safety of submersible tours, with some questioning the wisdom of taking such a risk.
Five people, including OceanGate's CEO, are presumed dead after a submersible voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic. Shock and concern initially followed the tragedy, but as more details emerged, this has been replaced by crass humor and memes mocking the victims. The families of the five people on board are still awaiting news of their fate.
The U.S. Coast Guard has found a debris field in the search area for the missing Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate, which was carrying five people including its CEO when it went missing on Sunday. The news has been met with a mixture of hope and despair, with the families of those aboard the craft waiting for news. The co-founder and former CEO of OceanGate has urged people to remain hopeful about the chances of a successful rescue, and the U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its search and rescue operations.
An expedition to the Titanic wreckage site in the North Atlantic went awry on Sunday when the submersible carrying five people, including at least three paying passengers, went missing. The Coast Guard is leading the search efforts in an area more than two miles below the ocean's surface, but the submersible has not yet been located. The two professional crew members on board were OceanGate's CEO and founder, Stockton Rush, and a French veteran of deep-sea exploration.
