Titan sub firm OceanGate faces backlash for posting pilot job ad during Titanic tour vessel’s search mission
- The now-deleted listing was looking for a ‘Submersible Pilot/Marine Technician’ to ‘manage and operate our fleet of manned submersibles and support vessels’
- The company has come under heavy scrutiny from what many, including director James Cameron, are calling significant operational and design issues
The now-deleted listing from the company was asking for a “Submersible Pilot/Marine Technician” to “manage and operate our fleet of manned submersibles and support vessels.”
In the screenshot obtained by TMZ, OceanGate also called the position an “excellent opportunity for a high-energy professional.”
Although it has since been taken down, online records show the listing as being active from Monday to Thursday, the days immediately following the Titan’s disappearance, TMZ reported.
It’s likely that the posting was first published before the loss of the submersible, but social media users still criticised the timing.
“This literally proves what everyone says about companies filling your position the second you die,” commented one TikTok user.
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