Ohio billionaire from Dayton planning to take sub to Titanic site to prove a point

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Ohio billionaire from Dayton planning to take sub to Titanic site to prove a point

by WKRCTue, May 28th 2024 at 2:09 AM
Updated Tue, May 28th 2024 at 6:39 AM

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/larry-connor-patrick-lahey-ohio-billionaire-from-dayton-planning-take-sub-titanic-site-prove-point-triton-40002-abyssal-explorer-cincinnati-daring-expeditions-exploration-design-mechanical-oceangate-implosion-tragedy-tragic#

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“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,” Connor told reporters with the Wall Street Journal.

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According to The New York Post, Connor and Lahey are aiming to prove that a safe journey to the Titanic is possible in the wake of the OceanGate implosion, which claimed the lives of all five individuals on board. Per The Post, days after the OceanGate tragedy, Connor contacted Lahey, asking him to design and construct a capable submersible.

“You know, what we need to do is build a sub that can dive to (Titanic-level depths) repeatedly and safely and demonstrate to the world that you guys can do that, and that Titan was a contraption,’” Lahey told the Wall Street Journal.

According to The Post, Lahey was an industry critic who called OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush's approach "quite predatory." The publication noted that several industry experts, along with a whistleblower, had come forward with concerns over the OceanGate submersible's ability to handle the voyage, in part because the company did not opt to certify it through groups like the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Europe's Det Norske Vertas.

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I hope he's MAGA and his passengers are all MAGAS over 21. Just because one can does not mean one should.

[orange jar]

1. Sigh.

Thought we learned from the last time an unqualified billionaire decided to go on a submarine expedition.

[Marthe48]

2. I'm all for advancing science

But this has been done. How much of his wealth has come from inflationary prices? Until people in general can afford food and housing, a different use of wealth would be better. Invest in affordable housing. Invest in education. Invest in Dayton.

Oh well, this rich person will spend a fortunes on a derivitive idea that will be tainted with the memory of the dead who tried it before.

[marble falls]

3. I like the way he claimed the Explorer was made with untested materials and then claim he's using materials ...

... developed in the last five years. Thinking outside the box is a good thing, but it's a development tool, not a proving tool.

[John1956PA]

7. He has invested in education for under-privileged children.

He founded the Greater Dayton School which is a private school for children from pre-kindergarder through eighth grade.

[GreenWave]

12. Oops! I'd better get the Kraken back in its holding chamber.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. I say, have at it.

As long as he’s wasting his own money.

[marble falls]

6. And digging his own watery grave.

[Marthe48]

8. and only his

n/t

[Historic NY]

5. i don't think his life insurance will cover stupidity

[Omnipresent]

9. I'm sure 6 supreme court justices would love to go on a free trip...

Just to be told, they’re going to view whales in the North Atlantic!

[marble falls]

15. And then they'll feed the fishes later, they'll be able to wash up on the beach in a couple of weeks.

[BoRaGard]

10. This calls for music

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[oasis]

11. Billionaire boys and their toys

Bon voyage

[Prairie Gates]

13. "I want to show the world that..." Jeez, guy, your dumb vacation isn't a message to humanity

The self-involvement of some of these shitheels is truly astounding.

[Swede]

14. We've all seen this movie.

nt

[Aristus]

16. "I'm a billionaire! That means I'm incapable of poor judgement!"

[marble falls]

19. He's expanding from real estate to eel estate.

[Srkdqltr]

17. Im suprised he isnt planning an all-inclusice resort platform to dive from. Anchored into the Atlantic near Titanic.

The really rich could have a real vacation experience. Dive, and if they survive, rest afterwards.

[marble falls]

18. It's being put on the drawing board as we speak.

[Srkdqltr]

20. LOL

[Sogo]

21. "...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"

As in, not polluting it to the point of destroying the planet! How did you make your billions, Mr. Connor????