OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion
OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after five people were killed during its expedition to the Titanic wreckage. OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after five people were killed, including the company's CEO, during its expedition to the Titanic wreckage last month. The Everett, Washington-based company announced the development in a banner on its websites. OceanGate, founded in 2009, offered tourists the opportunity to Travel on submersibles into the ocean's depths for a close-up look at shipwrecks and underwater canyons. This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. OceanGate Expeditions via AP, FILE On June 18, its Titan submersible went missing while on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic. The remnants of the missing OceanGate submersible, including the tail cone, were found on the ocean floor about 1,600 feet fr...