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Ohio Billionaire Plans Titanic Sub Dive to Prove Safety
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Billionaire to Test $20M Sub at Titanic Site Post-OceanGate Disaster
Ohio billionaire Larry Connor plans to dive to the Titanic site in a $20 million submersible designed by Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey to demonstrate the safety of deep-sea exploration following the OceanGate disaster that killed five people.
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