TikTokers Slam OceanGate Job Ad After The Company Confirms Death Of Titan's Passengers

TikTokers have called out OceanGate over an advert requesting applications to join the company.

Although the advert appears to have been posted before the Titan submersible tragedy, several users thought that the posting implied anybody could be easily replaced.

It comes after the company announced in a press interview that the occupants of the Titan are dead after the rescue search discovered debris consistent with an implosion of the vessel.

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TikTokers have trolled OceanGate over a recent job advert they posted to employ new staff for the company.

The company recently made headlines for the fatal disaster of its Titan submersible imploding during its expedition to view the Titanic wreckage. Five people died during the process: Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.

In the job advert, OceanGate, who are into providing crewed submersibles for tourism, industry, exploration, and research, detailed that they were looking for candidates skilled in "working on sensitive marine equipment, performing regular maintenance and operating complex systems to support dive operations," per Business Insider.

Although it appears that the posting was published before the tragic Titan incident was confirmed, TikTokers roasted OceanGate, saying the job advert proved that any employee could be easily replaced.

One user said, "This proves what everyone says about companies filling your position the second you die," which "shows you everyone is replaceable."

News of the death of the occupants of Titan's submersible was confirmed on Thursday after some debris that fit into the description of the vessel was found close to the Titanic wreckage, per People magazine.

In a statement to the press, OceanGate paid tribute to the passengers, describing them as "true explorers" and noted that the explorer community would feel the loss.

"These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans," they said.

"Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.".

The company also thanked collaborating organizations and experts for "their commitment to finding these five explorers and their days and nights of tireless work in support of our crew and their families."

The search for the Titan began several hours after it lost communication with its mother ship, Polar Prince, approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into its dive last Sunday.

There was a glimmer of hope that the submersible would be found before it ran out of oxygen, estimated to last around 96 hours. However, it appears that the vessel even imploded before the expiration of that time, making the rescue search futile.

Per Reuters, the U.S. Navy, which was also involved in the search, revealed that an analysis of its acoustic data had detected "an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion" around the area where the Titan lost communications with its mother ship.

The "information was immediately shared" with the heads of the search mission, although it is unclear if it helped locate the vessel's debris.

Per a report from the Daily Beast, various sources expressed grim prospects for the survival of the individuals aboard the Titan.

Among those voices was Butch Hendrick, an expert in deep-water rescue, who also speculated that the heightened anxiety levels experienced by the submersible's occupants could have accelerated oxygen depletion.

He also pointed out that the Titan had never met international safety standards and lacked a locator beacon, which would have been instrumental in aiding rescuers in locating the submersible.

The vessel's safety also came under scrutiny from individuals who had previously utilized it for underwater missions, with one calling the tragic expedition a "suicide mission."