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OceanGate suspends its commercial and exploration operations after Titan implosion (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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OceanGate did not offer additional details about pausing its operations. Its CEO, Stockton Rush, was among the five people killed when the company's Titan submersible imploded in June.

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think they had two other submersibles, though - those two don’t go nearly as deep as the Titan and were for dives of less than 1000 feet. But you know nobody wants to get into anything by that company now.

[–] shinoby@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Maybe there would be an audience if they switch their name from OceanGate to HeavensGate.

[–] vyvanse@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I had no idea. I guess I need to brush up on my article reading skills