Titanic Survey Expedition


(Tuesday, March 14, 2017) – OceanGate Expeditions announced today that it will conduct the first manned submersible expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic since 2005. The survey expedition team will use the latest subsea imaging technology and a newly built manned submersible to assess the condition of the shipwreck and document artifacts in the debris field.

The exploration team will conduct annual surveys of the wreck in collaboration with scientific experts from multiple organizations as part of an on-going long-term study to document the current condition of the Titanic maritime heritage site.


“Since her sinking 105 years ago, fewer than 200 people have ever visited the wreck, far fewer than have flown to space or climbed Mount Everest, so this is an incredible opportunity to explore one of the most rarely seen and revered landmarks on the planet”, said Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions.

Recent advances in technology expand the team’s ability to explore, record, and understand the undersea world at these depths. OceanGate is taking advantage of these advances in the construction and instrumentation of Cyclops 2. The carbon fiber and titanium submersible will carry five crew members to the Titanic and other important biological and archaeological sites to depths of 4,000 meters (13,124 feet). When complete, Cyclops 2 will be the only privately owned submersible in the world capable of diving to these depths.

Importantly, OceanGate will not collect any artifacts during the expedition to the Titanic. "We recognize that the entire site is a memorial and we undertake our mission with great respect for those who lost their lives in the sinking”, said Rush. The expeditions are to be conducted in accordance with NOAA Guidelines for Research, Exploration and Salvage of RMS Titanic. These guidelines comply with UNESCO guidelines for the preservation of underwater world heritage sites.

About OceanGate Expeditions

OceanGate Expeditions, a wholly owned subsidiary of OceanGate, Inc., is focused on the pure exploration of the undersea world. To do this OceanGate Expeditions has assembled a team of undersea explorers, scientists, and filmmakers who are dedicated to manned exploration of the deep ocean and who bring their skills or financial resources to attack this challenge. Not satisfied with scratching the surface of the ocean near the shoreline, OceanGate Expeditions uses manned submersibles to create expeditions at depths far deeper than can be reached with scuba. OceanGate Expeditions conducts undersea expeditions to explore and document the 95% of the seafloor that man has rarely visited including iconic shipwrecks, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea canyons, and rare biological events around the world. These expeditions, to depths approaching 4,000 meters (13,000 feet), provide rare opportunities to observe the mysteries of the deep sea and expand our understanding of our home, earth, the blue planet. www.titanicsurveyexpedition.com