OceanGate ‘blackout’: the ill-fated Titan submersible operator erases public-facing presence
OceanGate, which owned and operated the Titan, is erasing its public presence on the internet and across its social networks after tragic deep-sea accident.
OceanGate is erasing its internet trail. The company that owns the Titan submersible does not allow access to its website and is deleting or making private its social networks such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
As reported by Insider, as of Friday morning, the website displayed the following message: “OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial operations,” without being able to access any of the pages of the site. According to data from the Wayback Machine tool, which offers the history of websites with screenshots, the change must have occurred between July 12 and 13.
OceanGate blocks its social media
Regarding their social networks, the OceanGate Instagram account is private and the OceanGate Expeditions account appears to have been deleted. The Facebook and Twitter pages have also been removed, as well as the LinkedIn account.
A few days ago, OceanGate had added a notice at the top of its website indicating that it had ceased operations at the beginning of July. At that time, visitors could still browse the other pages of the site, which included information on the Titanic expedition, priced at $250,000.
The tragedy of the titan
The Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion on June 18, en route to the Titanic wreckage. In the tragedy, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, died. In addition, the other four passengers died: British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58; Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48; his son, Sulaiman Dawood, 19; and French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77.