Erasing an entire online presence from the internet is not an easy task, but in the case of OceanGate, the company responsible for the ill-fated Titan, it is understandable that they would want to disappear.
After announcing the suspension of all deep-sea explorations, OceanGate is purging its digital footprint.
As detected by Insider, both the OceanGate website and the OceanGate Expeditions website redirect to a page explaining that the company has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.
Erasing your fingerprint
OceanGate has also withdrawn its presence from social media. Both the OceanGate and OceanGate Expeditions Facebook pages have disappeared, as well as their Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.
OceanGate’s Instagram account is active but set to private, while the OceanGate Expeditions account has been deleted.
The only remaining operational website of the company is the OceanGate Foundation, although its Facebook page has been removed.
The submarine exploded after free fall
Spanish submarine expert José Luis Martín believes that the Titan would have burst like a balloon after plummeting nearly 1,000 meters, like a “vertical arrow,” following an electrical failure that left it without engines or propulsion.
According to him, this freefall would have lasted between 48 and 71 seconds, during which those on board may have fallen on top of each other, fully aware of what was about to happen.
The implosion is blamed on the decision to construct the Titan primarily with carbon fiber instead of steel, titanium, and aluminum. Several warnings had already been issued regarding the potential safety issues of the Titan.
All passengers on board the Titan were required to sign a document in which the word “death” appeared at least three times. It asked customers to assume full responsibility for the risk of death, even if the company was negligent. In that sense, they are legally covered.
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