Explorer unveils mission to visit Titanic

Ohio tycoon and adventurer Larry Connor and Patrick Lahey, co-founder of Triton Submarines, plan to explore the wreck of Titanic after OceanGate disaster rocked industry last year


1 Sep 1, 1985: Titanic wreck site located 3,800m below Atlantic

2 Jun 18, 2023: Ocean-Gate Titan submersible descending to Titanic implodes from water pressure, killing all five passengers


Apr 11, 1912: Titanic departs Queenstown

Apr 15, 2:20am: Titanic sinks

CANADA
New York
St. John's

500km 300 miles

Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer

Dive depth 	4,000m
Crew		2 
Weight		12,000kg 
Width 		2.75m 
Length 		4.45m

Thrusters Eight x 5.5kW

Width with wings extended 6m

Acrylic sphere

Gull Wings light wreck for filming


Larry Connor (left): Undeterred by last year’s OceanGate disaster. Patrick Lahey (right) building $20m, two-person Abyssal Explorer


Sources: Royal Museums Greenwich, Triton
Pictures: GemCityFlyer, Triton
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