OAN’s Sofia Flores
Thursday, May 30, 2024 6:49 AM
Ohio real estate investor Larry Conner is planning a deep-sea submersible expedition to the Titanic wreck site, his goal being to prove the safety of the deep-sea diving industry and counter concerns raised by last year’s Ocean Gate ship disaster.
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Along with Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey, the pair will board a submersible and head to the site of the wreck 2.3 miles (12,400 feet) below the surface of the ocean.
“I want to show the world that the ocean is very powerful, but if handled in the right way, it can also be amazing, fun and life-changing,” Connor said. The Wall Street Journal.
The two-man submersible cost $20 million and is called the Triton 4000/2 Deep Sea Exploration Vehicle. It is designed to perform multiple deep sea voyages.
“Patrick has been thinking about this and designing it for over 10 years, but we didn’t have the materials or the technology,” Connor said. “We couldn’t have built this submarine five years ago.”
The submarine was built after the Ocean Gate submarine went “missing” on June 18th.Number2023.
After weeks of optimistic predictions and conspiracy theories about the vessel, it was revealed that the Titan submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion” one hour and 45 minutes into the exhibit, along with all five wealthy people on board.
“[Lahey said]What we need to do is build a submarine that can dive. [Titanic-level depths] “We’ve done it repeatedly and safely, proven to the world that it can be done and demonstrated that Titan is a clockwork machine,” Lahey said. WSJ.
Lahey was one of several industry figures who criticized Ocean Gate for being “doomed” on safety standards before the tragedy. He often called Ocean Gate CEO Stockton Rush’s approach to deep-sea exploration “fairly predatory.”
Rush built Titan out of carbon fiber and titanium, materials not typically used in deep-sea exploration, and controlled it using a video game controller.
Following the tragedy, Rush’s company, Ocean Gate, suspended all exploration and commercial activities.
No submersible has been to the Titanic’s sinking site since the explosion in June.
Connor has yet to announce the date on which the voyage will take place.
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