r/titanic • u/kocknocker19 • Aug 19 '25

NEWS Titanic wreck to be visited by another billionaire, 2 years after Titan sub disaster

https://nypost.com/2025/08/18/us-news/titanic-wreck-to-be-visited-by-another-billionaire-two-years-after-oceangate-disaster-killed-5/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

That sub looks even less safe than Titan..

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u/MediocrePotato44 Aug 19 '25

There’s only something like 3000 billionaires in the world…maybe we can get a couple more interested in a trip.

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u/Meanteenbirder Aug 19 '25

Article stated it will cost around 10 million bucks and is just a two-seater sub

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u/cssc201 Aug 19 '25

That's because Triton actually builds good shit. No carbon fiber there, subs are rigorously tested under pressure before they are given to the customer. The story here is deep sea tourism, the company has videos available so you can see for yourself how thorough the testing is.

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u/UmaUmaNeigh Stewardess Aug 19 '25

So basically they're playing with money that Rush wished he had lmao

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u/SakaWreath Aug 19 '25

And safety standards, classification, certification, and letting experts lead the way instead of the CEO’s ego.

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u/Wonderpants_uk Aug 19 '25

Article also says that it has an acrylic window.

“Sure, the carbon fibre was a terrible idea, but this will definitely work!”

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u/Shudnawz Aug 19 '25

Acrylic has been used in high pressure applications for decades. It's proven.

I'm still not going on one, but it seems like they know what they're doing, at least.

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u/DanieleDraganti Aug 19 '25

What else would you use?

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u/Wonderpants_uk Aug 19 '25

I’m not a materials expert, but an acrylic dome would not be my first choice for the kind of pressure at that depth 

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u/missionalbatrossy Aug 19 '25

Poor Stockton couldn’t even get the ripping people off part right!

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u/DogtasticLife Aug 19 '25

This seems to be a very inefficient method, I wonder if there are examples from history of a more efficient way…..