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My father's from northern - ireland, he was born in derry, he spent a lot of time - in belfast and growing up as a child, he always i spoke about the titanic because obviously, i it was built in belfast. we've always had what we call in irish "a gra" — _ which is a love for the whole history and the story - of the titanic, so i'm - really pleased to be here. i've been keeping myself very fit and watching my diet. - i had covid a few years ago. in the meantime, i had a little| operation and everything else, and still got myself ready and prepared for this - because it means a lot to me. when ...

I was able to join their 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 get back up to the surface. the stakes were quite high at that point. i was...

So this is an actual 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, i've 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. that's my mexican flag. this is the white star line . pin, a titanic expedition pin. radio: go ahead. yes, sir. radio: roger that, go ahead. the ship was made in norway, so most of the medications are norwegi...

Dream...just crumbled. i switched my career to banking and i started searching for a way to go. i wasn't sure how i was going to get to titanic but i knew i had to go. i'm not a millionaire. i've 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 don't have a car. i didn't get married yet. i don't have children. and all of those decisions have been because i wanted to go to titanic. when i met stockton, i told him, "here's my money." he said, "wait a minute! "we haven't even built the sub!" applause. just quick orientation for the sub.

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 get back up to the surface. the stakes were quite high at that point. i was really intrigued with, like, ok, so we can't g...