OceanGate still advertising Titanic trips after the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan sub. OceanGate Expeditions’ website still advertises tours to the Titanic shipwreck, more than ten days after its submersible imploded on its deep-sea mission to the debris, killing all five on board.
According to the site, the undersea exploration organization lists two excursions to the Titanic in 2024 — June 12-20 and June 21-29 — at a cost of $250,000 per person.
According to OceanGate, the fee covers one submersible dive, private lodgings, all requisite training, expedition gear, and all meals while on board.
“Arrive in the seaside city of St. John’s to meet your expedition crew and board the vessel that will take you to the wreck of the RMS Titanic,” the listing states for the first day in Newfoundland, Canada.
“You’ll familiarize yourself with life on a working vessel as we begin the 400-nautical-mile journey to the wreck site.”
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For the second day, the company cites the North Atlantic sailing to the dive site, followed by the mission itself to the 12,500-foot-deep wreck over the next four days aboard the Titan — pieces of which were retrieved Wednesday along with “presumed human remains.”
“The content expert onboard will point out key features, be they of the wreck itself or the life that calls this corner of the ocean home,” the company says.
“Enjoy hours of exploring the wreck and debris field before making the two-hour ascent to the surface.”
One of the people listed on the site as “content experts” who may join the expedition is French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, who perished in the disaster.
“PH Nargeolet is a renowned Titanic expert, having led six expeditions to the Titanic wreck site and lectured at numerous Titanic exhibitions around the world. He’s known as ‘Titanic’s Greatest Explorer,” OceanGate says.
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Also killed in the June 18 implosion were OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, prominent Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son, Sulaiman Dawood.
Rush, who was operating the ill-fated submersible, came under fire after the catastrophe for ignoring serious safety issues while charging wealthy tourists $250,000 each for the trip to the famed wreck.
According to the US Coast Guard, “presumed human remains” were discovered in the debris, which was collected by Pelagic Research Services, a Massachusetts-based company that specializes in deep-sea rescue equipment.
The evidence is scheduled to be transported aboard a Coast Guard cutter to an American port for further analysis and testing by the Marine Board of Investigation.
