OceanGate’s vessels were more than stewards for the ultra-rich, contributing for years to scientific expeditions and assisting academic institutions.
But for years before the tragedy, OceanGate’s vessels were more than stewards for the ultrarich. They also contributed to scientific expeditions in the company’s native Pacific Northwest and assisted local academic institutions in trips that led to published research.
OceanGate submersible Cyclops 1 was deployed for marine wildlife research projects in the Salish Sea in 2018. For these projects, the company’s submersible traveled to depths of around 290 meters, significantly less deep than when it attempted to reach the Titanic wreck at 3,800 meters deep.“It was still quite a big operation with a lot of moving parts, and it was really well done. And it couldn’t have been done without the Cyclops,” Gaydos said. “These were the types of projects that people needed to see with their own eyes, not a remote device.
“We would have long conversations about the ways that Titan and the other submersibles could be used for exploration,” Greene said. “Stockton was interested in the engineering, and Wendy was interested in the science.”In 2014, OceanGate partnered with the Discovery Channel to film an educational episode about sixgill sharks in Seattle’s Elliott Bay, where the local rapper Macklemore went on a dive with Rush — a portion of which was posted to the company’s.
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