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OceanGate suspends all exploration, commercial operations

This follows Titan submersible implosion, killing company’s CEO, four passengers

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 07 Jul 2023 1:00PM

OceanGate suspends all exploration, commercial operations
According to OceanGate, communication with the submersible Titan, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, which made a tourist visit to the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean on June 18 was cut off shortly after the dive. – OceanGate pic, July 7, 2023

WASHINGTON – OceanGate announced yesterday the suspension of “all exploration and commercial operations” on its website.

The decision comes after the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion during a mission to the Titanic shipwreck last month, according to Anadolu Agency.

The disaster left the company’s chief executive officer and four passengers dead.

Communication with the Titan submersible, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, a private research and ocean adventure tourism company that made a tourist visit to the wreck of the Titanic ship in the Atlantic Ocean on June 18, was cut off shortly after the dive, it added.

Studies determined that the submersible imploded and sank, and the five onboard were killed. – Bernama, July 7, 2023

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