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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." i'm actually excited. the — the — i think the nerves in the stomach was not of anxiety, it was of excitement. we are overall comfortable, here in the sub. we've got the scrubber on, oxygen is flowing. and we are standing by for vacuum. in the last 35 years, i did 37 dives to the titanic. each expedition, you can see more and more. here, for example, the deck of the ship collapsed on each other and step by step

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.

Here, we're trying to give that 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 that's 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 climate's changing. the deep sea drives the earth's climate. most of ...

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 throughout the planet and that's �*coca—cola', �*god', and �*titanic�*. it's just such an interesting period of time that i got really interested in the both the ship's history and the dreams of the ship, but also the people's history and their dreams, as well. the titanic has always been in my family, . in terms of history. my...

There was a picture of a boiler 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 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...