OceanGate Website Continues To Offer 'Titanic Wreckage Trips' Despite Catastrophic Sub Implosion

OceanGate Expeditions, the company responsible for the ill-fated submersible that suffered a catastrophic implosion in the Atlantic Ocean, continues to promote expeditions to explore the wreckage of the Titanic on its official website.

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Recent reports revealed that OceanGate Expeditions has temporarily suspended its operations following a tragic incident involving the company's CEO, Stockton Rush, British billionaire Hamish Harding, French diving expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and his 19-year-old son, Suleman.

The unfortunate event occurred when the company's Titan sub unexpectedly imploded during a tour of the famous Titanic wreck.

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Despite the tragic incident that occurred more than ten days ago and the confirmation of the incident a week ago, the OceanGate website continues to display available dates for two separate eight-day expeditions to the Titanic wreckage scheduled for next year.

Each dive includes one pilot, one "content expert," and three mission specialists (passengers without previous experience) who pay $250,000 for the opportunity.

In addition to Titanic tours, OceanGate offered trips to the Azores Archipelago in Portugal and the Bahamas.

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The expeditions to the Titanic typically originated in Newfoundland, Canada, where a ship departed from the port of St. John's for a 400-nautical-mile journey to the wreck site. The ill-fated expedition last week was on its third day when the Titan submersible was deployed into the sea.

Sadly, it lost contact with its mothership just one hour and 45 minutes into its descent.

The future of OceanGate is now uncertain, as industry experts have informed the New York Post that all planned expeditions to the Titanic have been canceled.

The Explorers Club has stated that it is unaware of any scientific exploratory trips still scheduled for the Titanic wreck, which lies 12,500 feet beneath the ocean's surface. Commercial expeditions have also reportedly been put on hold.

The company had previously faced criticism for a job advertisement seeking a submersible pilot, which was later deleted.

The post remained visible for four days while searching for the missing passengers. It was eventually taken down on June 23, one day after the US Coast Guard announced the discovery of debris from the Titan, located 1,600 feet away from the bow of the Titanic.

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Large sections of the Titan's debris were transported to St. John's harbor by the Horizon Arctic ship and were observed being unloaded by a crane. Shortly after, the Coast Guard announced that medical professionals would analyze presumed human remains on the debris.

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