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Ohio billionaire Larry Connor and Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey plan to dive to Titanic depths in a new submersible to demonstrate improved safety standards following last year's OceanGate tragedy. The mission aims to prove that deep-sea exploration can be conducted safely with advanced technology.
Ohio real-estate investor Larry Connor says: "I want to show people worldwide that while the ocean is extremely powerful, it can be wonderful and enjoyable and really kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way."
The billionaire wants to prove Titanic can be visited safely
Billionaire Larry Connor will reportedly dive to the depths of the Titanic wreck in a two-person submersible called the Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer.
A billionaire is planning to take a submersible to the Titanic to prove the industry is safer in the aftermath of the OceanGate disaster.