Subway slammed for ‘distasteful’ sign poking fun at Titan submersible

A Subway store in the US has been slammed over a “distasteful” sign that appeared to poke fun at the Titan submersible.

A phrase added to a Subway restaurant sign in the US appeared to poke fun at the Titan submersible in which five people on-board were killed as it was descending the Atlantic toward the 1912 wreckage of the Titanic.

The Subway store in Rincon, Georgia was forced to remove the sign following backlash.

It read: “Our subs don’t implode. ”

A store manager told WTOC 11 — a TV station in Savannah, Georgia the the sign has been taken down.

@SUBWAY this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better. #subway pic.twitter.com/PfgABPU8ML

— Amanda Butler (@Amanda72118560) July 2, 2023

“We have been in contact with the franchise about this matter and made it clear that this kind of comment has no place in our business,” a statement from Subway to Fox News said.

The sign appeared to refer to the OceanGate Titan sub, which was heading toward the Titanic wreckage when it lost contact with its mothership less than two hours into the trip to the ocean floor.

@SUBWAY implode subs #wtf #don’timplodesubs pic.twitter.com/4UFJKd04Cd

— Landa Walker (@walker828) July 2, 2023

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— Scott (@Beefareeno) July 3, 2023

All five people on-board – OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, billionaire Hamish Harding, Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman – died on June 18 when it suffered a “catastrophic” implosion, officials said after the debris was found on June 22.

Social media users were quick to slam the food chain after photos of the sign were posted on Twitter.

“@SUBWAY this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better,” one person wrote.

“This is what we are doing now? Making fun of people who lost their lives,” another added. “In Rincon, GA; I would love to hear what @Subway says about this... IMO, it’s horrible taste for a chain that is trying to reinvent themselves,” a third person posted.

This story originally appeared on Fox News and is republished here with permission