The two Titanic museums held memorial ceremonies in which the names of the five Titan victims were added to the list of Titanic’s victims.
While some agencies can seek reimbursement, the US Coast Guard is generally prohibited from collecting reimbursements for search and rescue services.
Reports reveal that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada dispatched officials to the Polar Prince, the lead ship of the OceanGate Titan submersible.
If companies like OceanGate, SpaceX, or Virgin Galactic – who sell thrills to the super wealthy for exorbitant sums – want to engage in this, then they should bear some of the responsibility.
"I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it," MrBeast tweeted.
Far-right conspiracist Zachary Vorhies promoted the idea that the sinking of the Titanic and the OceanGate submersible disaster were both by design.
The family of Hamish Harding, one of the passengers who perished on the Titan submersible, criticized his alma mater for throwing an underwater themed ball with submarine decorations.
A Twitter user had predicted the Titan's implosion in September 2022, while a TikTok user had placed it on her 2023 predictions bingo card.
Debris from the Titan submersible indicates that a catastrophic implosion destroyed the sub and instantly killed the five passengers onboard.
The tragedy of the Titan submersible that imploded during its expedition was an outlier, given that the maker of the vessel opted against certifying the vessel, defying industry convention.