The president of the Titanic International Society has urged for a reassessment of human trips to the wreckage of the Titanic after five people tragically lost their lives aboard the Titan submersible.
The deceased include Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Stockton Rush, the chief executive and founder of OceanGate Expeditions. The submersible is believed to have imploded while en route to the wreckage.
In an online statement, Charles Haas, president of the Titanic International Society, questioned the continuation of visits to the historic site located 3,800m below the surface. He pondered, "It is time to consider seriously whether human trips to Titanic's wreck should end in the name of safety, with relatively little remaining to be learned from or about the wreck."
