the company that exploited the “Titan” suspends its explorations

OceanGate, which operated the submersible which imploded with five people on board near the wreckage of the titanicannounced, Thursday, July 6, to have “suspended its explorations and commercial operations”. The American company was widely criticized after the tragedy, with doubts emerging about the safety of the device.

THE Titan, a small submersible about 6.5 meters long, imploded shortly after diving on June 18, killing all five men, including OceanGate boss Stockton Rush. The debris, found on the seabed at a depth of nearly 4,000 meters, was brought back to earth for analysis.

Open investigations

Several investigations have been opened by Canada and the United States to determine the causes of the implosion. In court documents from 2018, a former executive of the company claimed to have been fired after raising serious doubts about the safety of the submersible. According to him, the porthole of the aircraft was not designed to withstand the pressure experienced at 4,000 meters deep, which put the lives of passengers in danger.