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Been in my family, i in terms of history. my fathers from northern ireland, hes was born i in derry, spent a lot of time in belfast. l and growing up as a child, he always spoke about i the titanic because obviously, it was built in belfast. - weve always had what we call in irish "a gra" — _ which is a love i for the whole history and the story of the titanic, so im really- pleased to be here. ive been keeping myself very fit and watching my diet. i i had covid a few years ago. in the meantim...

So most of the medications are norwegian, but there are also non—us medications, so its like going to an ikea in france — everything is in metric and its in french and its completely confusing, because its ikea to start with. i have a titanic patch from the expedition. this is just the titanic, the jacket patch. laughs. yes. people are so enthralled with titanic that it became a must—do dive. i read an article that said there are three words in the english language that are known throughou...

But also, the peoples history and their dreams as well. the titanic has always been - in my family, in terms of history. my fathers from northern ireland, he was born in derry, _ he spent a lot of time in belfast. and growing up as a child, he always spoke about the titanic because, obviously, _ it was built in belfast. so, weve always had - what we call in irish "a gra" — which is a love for the whole history and the story - of the titanic, so im - really pleased to be here. ive been keeping ...

So this is a menu from the titanic itself on the day it actually sank, and i very strangely came across it in a very small auction in ireland. radio: go ahead. yes, sir. secure the anchor. phone rings. hello? so, ive heard the comparison. like, at titanic depth, it would like having an aircraft carrier sitting on the sub. it gives you an idea of how much pressure there really is. thats my mexican flag. this is the white star line i pin, a titanic expedition pin. radio: go ahead. yes, sir. radio:...

In black and white on television, and the dream...just crumbled. i switched my career to banking and i started searching for a way to go. i wasnt sure how i was going to get to titanic, but i knew i had to go. im not a millionaire. ive been saving money for a long, long time. i made a lot of sacrifices in my life to be able to go to titanic. i dont have a car. i didnt get married yet. i dont have children. and all of those decisions have been because i wanted to go to titanic. when i met stockto...

Experience, check off your box to see the titanic but, at the same time, contribute to something that has a wider application. so, this is pretty typical of what we saw on the dive. you can see this black igneous rock, but look at the number of sponges, and thats what really hit us right away. i was asked by 0ceangate to be the chief scientist of their expeditions. that involves organising a science team and establishing long—term monitoring stations on the wreck. the earth is changing, the cl...

Expedition last year. we took the dive and dove for about two hours and maybe 15 minutes or so. i heard we got within like two football fields of the titanic, and then suddenly stockton says, "oh, we got to turn around." and at first i thought he was joking because we were over two hours into our expedition and so close to the bottom. but then he explained one of the batteries kind of went kaput and we were having trouble using the electronic drops for the weights, so it would be hard for us to ...

To see the titanic but, at the same time, contribute to something that has a wider application. so, this is pretty typical of what we saw on the dive. you can see this black igneous rock, but look at the number of sponges, and thats what really hit us right away. i was asked by oceangate to be the chief scientist of their expeditions. that involves organising a science team and establishing long—term monitoring stations on the wreck. the earth is changing, the climates changing. the deep sea d...

Im not claustrophobic by any means but, in that moment, im like, well, if there was any point to freak out, now would be the point to freak out. and i sort of did a — i do a gut check with myself, and i say, "nope, not freaking out." im actually excited. i think the nerves in the stomach was not of anxiety, it was of excitement. were all comfortable, here in the sub. weve got the scrubber on, oxygen is flowing. and were standing by for vacuum. in the last 35 years, i did 37 dives to the titani...

Of the medications are norwegian, but there are also non—us medications, so its like going to an ikea in france — everything is in metric and its in french and its completely confusing, because its ikea to start with. i have a titanic patch from the expedition. this is just the titanic, the jacket patch. laughter yes. people are so enthralled with titanic that it became a must—do dive. i read an article that said there are three words in the english language that are known throughout the p...