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Another Thrill-Seeking Businessman Is Diving To The Titanic Wreck: Meet Ohio Billionaire Larry Connor
May 30, 2024
A luxury real estate billionaire who has traveled to the deepest point on Earth and to the International Space Station will reportedly find his next thrill miles beneath the surface of the ocean on a two-person submersible to explore the Titanic wreck, one year after another sub imploded and killed five people on board.
The wreck of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean the [+]Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Key Facts
Larry Connor, a real estate investor who got his start in Ohio and now has a net worth of $2 billion, will board a Triton Submarines submersible and dive to the depths of the Titanic wreck with the company's CEO to prove the ocean-exploration industry is still a safe and reputable one year after the now-defunct OceanGate company’s sub Titan imploded, The Wall Street Journal reported.The billionaire reached out to Triton's CEO, Patrick Lahey, just days after the Titan sub's high-profile implosion and expressed interest in recreating the dive on a different vessel 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 the Journal.
