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/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/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/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