The Titanic is overrated, deep-sea explorers say. The wealthy keep venturing to it anyway.

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An inflatable Titanic in the middle of a park.
An inflatable Titanic slide seen at a park in Placentia, California.

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One year after Titan tragedy, another billionaire wants to prove deep-sea exploration is safe

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A year after the Titan submersible imploded, killing five people, an Ohio real estate investor aims to prove that exploring Titanic-level depths is safe.

Ohio Billionaire Plans to Take His Own Submersible to the Titanic Wreck Site

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An Ohio real-estate magnate is planning to take his own two-person submersible down to Titanic wreckage-level depths to show the journey can actually be done safely following

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

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The Titan submersible.

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The Titanic Tourist Sub Was Always Going to Kill Its Passengers

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It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared. Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right?

Underwater superyachts? A CEO is pitching fantastical ships that can go 800 feet down and stay submerged for weeks

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A promotional concept rendering for the proposed submersible superyacht the Migaloo M5, showing it partially submerged in dim light with a helicopter flying above.
A concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed "submersible superyacht," showing part of its additional fleet of vehicles.

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Is this Amelia Earhart's missing plane?

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A former US intelligence officer believes he may have found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane. His team used a $9 million submersible that picked up a sonar image during a 100-day expedition.

Move over jet skis: The new onboard gadget the ultra-rich seek for their superyachts are submersibles.

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The Aurora-80 model
SEAmagine's submersible vessel, the Aurora-80. The company offers submersibles to wealthy clients looking to accessorize their yacht.

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Rare footage shows a 'Dumbo' octopus more than 5,500 feet underwater, swimming with its ear-shaped fins

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Video stills show the pale-white dumbo octopus set against a deep blue sea background. It is shown sideways, it's graceful tentacles can be seen floating behind it.
A still from the video shows the Dumbo octopus.

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NASA and OceanGate Had an Agreement to Test a Model of the Titan Submersible

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A few weeks after the Titan submersible from OceanGate imploded, killing the five passengers on board, news is still trickling in about the bizarre history of the company. Leaked emails now reveal NASA’s reaction after the implosion, as OceanGate had an agreement with the space agency to test the Titan submersible’s…

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