Billionaire explains why he’s planning voyage to Titanic site nearly year after submersible implosion [Video]

Nearly a year after five people died aboard the OceanGate “Titan” submersible while on a deep-sea voyage to the site of the Titanic, a billionaire has announced plans to go to the infamous wreck.

Entrepreneur and real estate investor Larry Connor said this week that he and Triton Submarines CEO Patrick Lahey are planning their own deep-sea expedition in a submersible.

Asked why, Connor told “Good Morning America” correspondent Will Reeve that the purpose of the voyage is to “demonstrate safety” of certified submersibles.

“If you look at submersibles that have been DNV certified … there’s never been an accident,” he said. “The OceanGate vessel was not certified and never would have been.”

While on a tour of the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, in June 2023, the OceanGate submersible imploded underwater, killing all five people on board, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. Following a dayslong search, the remnants …