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11 Months After Titan Tragedy, US Billionaire To Take Sub To Titanic Site To Prove Journey Is Safe

A billionaire plans to use a two-person submersible to explore the Titanic's depths, aiming to showcase the industry's safety.
The Titan submersible, built by OceanGate, had a catastrophic implosion that resulted in the death of five individuals in June.

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Billionaire plans dive to Titanic wreck one year on from Titan disaster

Larry Connor will board Triton submarine to prove the ocean can be ‘wonderful and enjoyable’ if explored safely

10 months ago·United Kingdom

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Another Billionaire Plans To Take Sub To 'Titanic-Level Depths' After OceanGate Tragedy

Deep-sea explorer Patrick Lahey and billionaire real estate investor Larry Connor want to prove submersible trips are safe after last year's fatal tragedy.

10 months ago·United States

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Ohio billionaire plans deep-sea dive to Titanic wreck to prove industry safety

Ohio billionaire Larry Connor is planning to take a deep-sea submersible to the Titanic shipwreck site and prove that the industry has become safer. Nearly a year after the fatal implosion of the OceanGate Titan submarine, which killed all five passengers aboard, Connor aims to demonstrate that proper engineering and safety practices can make deep-sea exploration safe. Larry Connor, a Dayton entrepreneur and real estate investor, will descend mo…

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Billionaire announces plans to take submersible to Titanic site after OceanGate tragedy

It’s all in attempt to prove deep-sea travel can be “wonderful and enjoyable” when done “the right way.”

10 months ago·Harrisburg, United States

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A year after Titan sub implosion, an Ohio billionaire says he wants to make his own voyage to Titanic wreckage

Ohio billionaire Larry Connor said he wants to prove that the imploded Titan sub "was a contraption" and that the ocean can be "kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way."

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Another billionaire—a real estate mogul and astronaut—is planning a submarine dive to Titanic despite OceanGate implosion that killed 5 last year

Billionaire Larry Connor and Patrick Lahey of Triton Submarines will travel to the Titanic wreck in 2026 following the death of 5 on the OceanGate Titan.

10 months ago·New York, United States

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