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2y ago

OceanGate is still advertising expeditions to the Titanic wreckage on its website

www.insider.com OceanGate is still advertising expeditions to the Titanic wreckage on its website

OceanGate, a deep-sea adventure company, is listing two missions to the Titanic shipwreck in June 2024.

OceanGate is still advertising expeditions to the Titanic wreckage on its website

OceanGate, a deep-sea adventure company, is listing two missions to the Titanic shipwreck in June 2024.

….yeah, something tells me there won’t be too many takers for those.

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Something tells me the web team quit and nobody has the password to update the site yet.
- Ever since the incident, their marketing team has been under a lot of pressure...
  
  That's not funny. There are people out there who were absolutely crushed by this situation.
- I bet it's 'unsinkable'
- Probably, yes, the site is up but no one has touched it since the disaster
- Probably not much left of the company at all. They closed their headquarter permanently the same day Titan disappeared, and this was not even announced by themselves but by their landlord.

They should advertise expeditions to the Titan crash site.
- por que no los dos

"You'll never find a more expensive way to commit suicide!"
- Perfect for the "fuck you got mine" boomer looking for the ultimate way to "ski" (Spend Kids Inheritance)

You don’t even need a submersible craft to visit the site.
As long as you only want to go once!

Ooh! Count me in!
Their website leaves a lot of unanswered questions for potential customers, though. For example, am I guaranteed a quick, painless death or will I suffer? How much warning is there before the collapse? During the descent, how long will it take for the interior to smell like "I'm about to die" farts?

At crush depth, “limited space available” takes on a new meaning.
- It's all a matter of perspective. When you tear down a wall in a house, you don't lose space. They gained an entire ocean worth of space, if you're a glass half-full kind of person. And to their credit, they weren't content with just half-full.

Expeditions to the Titanic. They don't say anything about coming back.

The ultimate Titanic experience : see the wreckage and experience being a wreck.
- An immersive experience
  
  LMFAO! You owe me a new keyboard. I just spouted coffee all over it.

How much of a discount are they offering?
- No discount, but the ticket comes with unlimited rides.

As a web developer, I would have been updating my resume and getting out of there, rather than worrying about the site content. Someone in C-Suite is gonna have to call the hosting provider.

The website also said travelers may be joined by French diver PH Nargeolet — one of the people who died on board the Titan submersible earlier this month.
Damn, this goes so much deeper than /corporatefacepalm. rip Nargeolet.
Also, must go look for that sub in the Fediverse.
Edit: /corporatefacepalm hasn't been created yet.

Is there a facepalm community yet?

Great! Any profit they make off them can be used toward recompensating the Coast Guard.....because of the......y'know......

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