New York: Oceangate, the company that displays the wreckage of the Titanic in the depths of the ocean, has announced that all activities will be suspended indefinitely.
A statement released on the website by the US-based Ocean Gate Company said that all tourist and commercial operations were suspended two weeks after the Titan submarine tragedy, after which all activities have been halted indefinitely. has been decided.
Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush was also aboard the ill-fated submarine that departed on June 18 and was found wrecked on June 22, the company said.
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British tourist Hamish Harding, French submarine expert Paul-Henri Norgeault, prominent Pakistani businessman Prince Dawood and his son Sulaiman were also on board the submarine.
The ill-fated submarine started its journey on June 18 and then lost contact, after which the wreckage was found during a rescue operation on June 22. The American Coast Guard had told about the incident that the Titan submarine was split into pieces by the explosion and all the people on board were killed.
According to international media, marine and research experts also recovered human remains from the deep-sea wreckage of the submarine last week, which they then sent to the port of St. John’s in Newfoundland in eastern Canada for DNA. was taken to
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It should be noted that the wreckage of the submarine was found about 1,600 feet (500 meters) from the Titanic, 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
Oceangate charged $250,000 per tourist to show the wreck of the Titanic and made all passengers sign a paper agreeing not to hold the company responsible for any tragedy.
The US Coast Guard and Canadian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the tragedy, which occurred after the Titan lost contact an hour and 45 minutes after sinking into the sea.
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The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912 when it hit an iceberg with 2,224 passengers and crew on board. More than 1500 people died.
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