Ohio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedy [Video]

An Ohio real-estate investor is planning to take a two-person submersible down to Titanic-level depths to prove that the journey can be carried out safely following the Titan sub implosion last year.

The investor, Larry Connor, told The Wall Street Journal: “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.”

He is working with Patrick Lahey, the cofounder and CEO of submersible manufacturer Triton Submarines.

The pair aims to show that such an expedition can be carried out repeatedly and safely despite the implosion of the OceanGate sub last June, which killed all five people on board, including the company’s CEO, Stockton Rush.

Lahey said that Connor rang him a few days after the implosion and said: “‘You know, what we need to do is build a sub that can dive to […