After days of searching for the missing submersible that was on a deep-water dive to view the wreckage of the Titanic, it has been confirmed that the sub 'imploded', with all 5 people on board confirmed dead.
The news has led several prominent figures to critique OceanGate, the company that provided the submersible for the trip to the Titanic.
Among them is Hollywood film director James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic, and has made 33 dives in a sub to view the ship wreckage.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Cameron stated that he belived that OceanGate had "cut corners".
He added: "I was very suspect of the technology that they were using. I wouldn't have gotten in that sub."
However, OceanGate Co-Founder Guillermo Sohnlein, believes the sub in question - Titan - went through a "rigorous test programme".
Cynical Eye Falls on Extreme Tourism Risks
One of the members aboard the Titan was Dubai resident and billionaire Hamish Harding.
Mr Harding took the fateful journey with French diver Paul-Henry Nargeoulet, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, and Chief Executive of OceanGate Stockton Rush.
After the incident much speculation is being focused on the safety of such types of extreme tourism, with a burgeoning industry for deep-sea and even space travel developing around us.
Yet while the rich and powerful seem to have a strong taste for such adventures, new regulations around safety are likely to come into place that will have to be acknowledged by the transport and travel sectors.
This is of particular note to the Middle East, where a host of highly ambitious projects look set to change our world.
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