Metro employee later revealed that the sign was removed after outcry.
A Subway branch in the US is being criticized by social media users for a “Enjoy it” roadside sign that jokes about the Titan submarine disaster. The point of sale is located according to the US state of Georgia sky news. The offending sign reads: “Our submarines do not implode”. It comes just weeks after five people died following the “catastrophic implosion” of the submarine en route to the wreckage of the Titanic. Among the five were British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 58, and his son Suleman, 19.
British adventurer Hamish Harding, 58, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, and American sub-owner Stockton Rush, 61, also died.
Many social media users felt that the Subway store’s message was insensitive to the people who died in the deep sea disaster and their loved ones.
“It’s not just distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better,” one user tweeted. “How tacky, people don’t think about the relatives of those who died, disgusting,” another commented.
@SUBWAY this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just plain sad. Do it better. #subwaypic.twitter.com/PfgABPU8ML
— Amanda Butler (@Amanda72118560) July 2, 2023
Local station WTOC reported that a manager of the Rincon Subway said the post had been removed but declined to comment further.
“We have been in contact with the franchise regarding this matter and have made it clear that comments like this have no place in our business,” Subway said in a statement to Fox news. “The sign has since been removed.”
The submarine disappeared from radar less than two hours after beginning its descent to the wreckage of the Titanic on June 18. After a four-day search, the U.S. Coast Guard said the ship imploded, killing all five who paid $250,000 each for the trip.
“Suspected human remains” found in the wreckage are currently being analyzed as part of an investigation into what happened, the US Coast Guard further said.
