Prolific YouTuber MrBeast has revealed he’d actually been invited to take a ride on OceanGate’s doomed Titan submersible but ultimately declined the offer.
The poster boy of viral content (real name: Jimmy Donaldson) shared a screenshot of a text message exchange this past weekend which simply read: “Also, I’m going to the Titanic in a submarine later this month. The team would be stoked to have you along.”
“I was invited earlier this month to ride the Titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it,” he captioned the post.
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I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it pic.twitter.com/bQUnaRiczA
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) June 25, 2023
It’s unclear who contacted MrBeast about exploring the sea in the Titan (nor has he clarified). Although it’s safe to say choosing to exclusively deal with the online kind of subs may have been the best decision he’s ever made.
It has been concluded that OceanGate’s Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion during its descent to the Titanic wreckage site, which many maintain could have been avoided due to the submersible’s well-documented history of safety issues. Despite this, there were still customers willing to fork out $250,000 for the experience.
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Among those presumed dead are OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British billionaire Hamish Harding, Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood, as well as Dawood’s 19-year-old son Suleman.
According to Business Insider, financier Jay Bloom claims he rejected a discounted offer from the late Stockton Rush to come along, the latter having apparently dismissed all safety concerns.
British presenter Ross Kemp had also planned to film a documentary aboard the Titan before the project was shelved indefinitely; his production company deemed the sub “not fit for purpose.”
