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Discovery Channel explorer refused seat on missing Titanic sub due to 'safety concerns'

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Published 20:49 22 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Discovery Channel explorer refused seat on missing Titanic sub due to 'safety concerns'

Everyone on board the missing Titanic sub are believed to be dead, according to OceanGate.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Discovery Channel explorer, Joshua Gates, refused a reported $250,000 seat on the missing Titan submersible due to 'safety concerns'.

OceanGate - a company that takes tourists to visit the wreck of the Titanic - has said that the five crew members on board the missing submersible are now believed to be dead.

"We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost," a statement said.

Everyone on board missing Titanic sub are believed to be dead, according to OceanGate.
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"These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans.

"Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.

"This is an extremely sad time for our dedicated employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss.

"The entire OceanGate family is deeply grateful for the countless men and women from multiple organizations of the international community who expedited wide-ranging resources and have worked so very hard on this mission.

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"We appreciate their commitment to finding these five explorers, and their days and nights of tireless work in support of our crew and their families.

US Coast Guard officials believed there was approximately 96 hours worth of oxygen left on board from the time the vessel went missing.
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"This is a very sad time for the entire explorer community, and for each of the family members of those lost at sea.

"We respectfully ask that the privacy of these families be respected during this most painful time."

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On Friday (16 June), the group of five embarked on an expedition which set off from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Two days later (18 June), the submersible that was scheduled to return to the surface, did not.

Taking to Twitter yesterday (21 June), Discovery Channel explorer Joshua Gates revealed that he 'had the unique opportunity to dive in the @Oceangate #Titan sub'.

"I pray for a positive outcome to the rescue efforts of those aboard, including fellow @ExplorersClub member Hamish Harding," he added.

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Discovery Channel explorer Joshua Gates refused a reported $250,000 seat on the missing Titan submersible due to 'safety concerns'.
Twitter/@joshuagates

In a follow-up tweet, the explorer said: "To those asking, Titan did not perform well on my dive.

"Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film [the] Titanic due to my safety concerns with the OceanGate platform.

"There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public — much of it concerning."

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"To those questioning why people would dive to [the] Titanic: the ship has fascinated the world since the night she sank,” Gates also wrote on Twitter.

“It’s a time capsule to another era of our history. It takes courage to make a trip like this. Admiration and prayers for the passengers aboard OceanGate Titan.”

Featured Image Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy / OceanGate

Topics: Titanic, World News, News

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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