Titanic sub-owner OceanGate halts dives after implosion
OceanGate – operator of, among others, the Titan submersible that imploded after disappearing in the North Atlantic on June 18 – announced on Thursday that it had “suspended all commercial and exploration operations”.
OceanGate, based in Everett, Washington, has supplied manned submersible vessels for tourism, exploration, industry and research.
The disappearance of the submersible ship Titan and its five passengers near the famous sinking of the Titanic in the North Atlantic triggered a massive search and rescue effort involving Canadian, American and British naval coordination.
Four days later, the ship’s remains were discovered 1,600 feet (500 meters) off the Titanic’s bow, about 400 miles (644 kilometers) off the coast of Newfoundland. It was soon concluded that everything inside had died instantly when the submersible catastrophically imploded to a depth of more than 2 miles below the surface.
Experts say the implosion occurred at the same time as the launch vessel lost radio contact with the submersible – about an hour and forty-five minutes after it was launched into the sea.
The company’s multi-millionaire CEO, Stockton Rush, was among those killed in the incident.
The wreckage, presumably human remains, was taken to the St. John’s, a port city in eastern Canada. US and Canadian authorities have launched investigations into the cause of the catastrophe.
Source: DW
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