Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Take a £95k dip to see Titanic wreck
TOURISTS will be able to visit the wreckage of the Titanic on the murky floor of the Atlantic, it was announced yesterday.
From next summer Oceangate Expeditions will be offering packages for keen explorers to see the legendary liner up close for £95,000.
Tourists will be accompanied by researches and explorers, as they delve 3,800 metres.
Oceangate Expeditions said as the Titanic wreckage is “degrading rapidly” it’s likely this opportunity will only be available for a few more years.
A company spokesman added: “In what will be its Titanic expedition debut, Titan and dive teams comprised of researchers and citizen explorers will journey 3,800 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic to the wreck site of the RMS Titanic. The inaugural Titanic Survey Expedition operated by Oceangate Expeditions is very timely. Missions in 2019 have discovered that the wreck is degrading rapidly.
“There will be only a limited number of years left for people to visit and observe the
Titanic remnants still standing above the ocean floor.”
“The expedition is scheduled to depart from St John’s,
Newfoundland with
SUB-WAY Pod will descend ocean scientists, content experts, and mission specialists joining the crew in a series of week-long missions.”
According to American media outlet Bloomberg, each “citizen explorer” will be joined by a researcher and a pilot.
As well as being able to view the ocean floor and the depths of the Atlantic, the guests may look at camera views on tablets and support in roles such as sonar and laser scanner operation. They can even drive the sub.
Anyone interested will have to apply and take an interview before they can be accepted onto the crew.
The application process asks questions about individuals’ health and expedition history, while the interview process will take place over video call.