OceanGate still advertising Titanic trips after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan sub

OceanGate still advertising Titanic trips after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan sub
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OceanGate Expeditions is still advertising trips to the Titanic shipwreck on its website — more than 10 days after its submersible imploded on its deep-sea journey to the wreckage, killing all five aboard.

The undersea exploration company lists two missions to the Titanic in 2024 — June 12-20 and June 21-29 — at a cost of $250,000 per person, according to the site.

The price includes one submersible dive, private accommodations, all required training, expedition gear, and all meals while on board, OceanGate says.

OceanGate Expeditions, the company whose submersible imploded and killed all five people aboard on a trip to the Titanic, is still advertising expeditions to the famed wreck on its website. AP

“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.”

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.”

OceanGate Expeditions, the company whose submersible imploded with five people aboard, is still advertising trips to the Titanic, with two expeditions to the famed wreck listed on its website for 2024. Reuters
The undersea exploration company lists two missions to the Titanic in 2024 – June 12-20 and June 21-29 – at a cost of $250,000 per person, according to the site. OceanGate Expeditions

“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.

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“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.

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.

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 June 18 disaster. AP
Also killed in the June 18 implosion were (clockwise from top left) British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, prominent Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son, Sulaiman Dawood, and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77. Dirty Dozen Productions/OceanGat/AFP via Getty Images

Rush, who was piloting the ill-fated submersible, has faced heavy scrutiny after the disaster for seemingly ignoring major safety concerns while charging wealthy tourists $250,000 each for the voyage to the iconic wreck.

The US Coast Guard announced Wednesday that “presumed human remains” were found in the debris, which was recovered by Pelagic Research Services, a Massachusetts-based company that specializes in deep-sea rescue equipment.

The Marine Board of Investigation is expected to move the evidence aboard a Coast Guard cutter to an American port for further analysis and testing.

The listings for the 2024 missions were still on OceanGate’s website as of Thursday morning.

The Post has reached out to the company for comment.