The tragedy which befell OceanGate‘s Titan submersible was an awful experience to see unfold. However, that isn’t stopping OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein from accomplishing his own plans. In fact, he’s currently organizing a trip to one of the world’s deepest sinkholes.
For those unaware, while Guillermo Söhnlein was a co-founder of OceanGate alongside Stockton Rush who died on the Titan, Söhnlein also left the company in 2013. He eventually founded his own company with similar goals known as Blue Marble Exploration. Now, as revealed on the Blue Marble Exploration website, Söhnlein is set to lead an exploration into “Dean’s Blue Hole.”
Dean’s Blue Hole is an unexplored sinkhole that goes as far down as 663 feet. It’s located in the Bahamas, and while it has been explored in the past, it’s an incredibly difficult area to navigate. In fact, Blue Marble Exploration will offer the first submersible to reach the bottom of the sinkhole, where they’re set to operate “in complete darkness.”
The website lists a number of challenges that the team will have to endure for their mission. This includes the overall dangers of the area, which the website summarizes the reputation for as follows:
“‘What Lurks Beneath.’ Locals believe that Dean’s is a portal to hell and the Devil himself lurks in the black depths. Each year, several people drown in Dean’s due to a variety of misfortunes. We fully expect to find human remains and prepare to handle those situations with proper respect for the families.”
Prices for the expedition have yet to be released. However, it’s likely quite expensive, especially if one considers the costs to join the similar Titan submersible that attempted to visit the Titanic remains.
As such, we’ll have to see if more information regarding the expedition will be made available in the near future. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the Blue Marble Exploration trip to Dean’s Blue Hole as we have them.