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Post-OceanGate Implosion, This Ohio Billionaire Plans $20M Titanic Sub Dive To Prove Deep-Sea Expeditions Can Be 'Life Changing'
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 6:19am | 436Ohio billionaire Larry Connor and Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey plan to dive over 12,400 feet to the Titanic’s wreck in a two-person submersible to demonstrate the safety of deep-sea exploration. What Happened: This initiative follows the tragic implosion of the OceanGate vessel...
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OceanGate Co-Founder Wants To Ship 1,000 People To Venus By 2050: 'Forget OceanGate. Forget Titan. Forget Stockton.'
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - 1:18pm | 474Despite the recent Titan submersible tragedy that killed five people, the co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions remains undeterred, and his latest ambitious goal is to establish a floating colony on Venus and have 1,000 humans living there by 2050. What Happened: ...
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Oceangate's CEO Stockton Rush Was Trying To Be The Elon Musk Of The Deep, His Former Colleagues Say
Saturday, July 22, 2023 - 3:18pm | 413OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who was among the five passengers who died in the Titan submersible on June 18, was an ambitious entrepreneur with "a fatal flaw," according to Insider. Rush's vision of establishing a "SpaceX for the oceans" reflected Silicon...
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Beneath The Surface Of The Titan Submersible Disaster Lies A Legal Storm
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 2:47pm | 666The echo of the Titan submersible’s tragedy continues to reverberate throughout the legal, scientific, and oceanographic communities. The looming question, though, is whether the victims’ families can pursue a lawsuit, despite having signed extensive waivers beforehand. It’s a...
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Innovation Or Negligence? OceanGate's Tragic Consequences Of Betting On Inexperience
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - 12:08pm | 680The OceanGate Titanic expedition was a tragic tale of ambitious exploration gone wrong. The expedition led by CEO Stockton Rush was intended to open up the world of deep-sea exploration but ultimately ended in disaster. Among many questionable decisions, one stands out: the critical electrical...
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Ocean And Space Are The Playground For The Rich: How OceanGate's Titanic Expedition Highlights Extreme Tourism
Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 2:59pm | 568Privately owned ocean exploration company OceanGate Expedition's submersible vessel Titan vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage, leaving five, including founder and CEO Stockton Rush, missing earlier this week. A debris field was reportedly found within the search area near the Titanic, and...