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The expedition will begin via a helicopter or seaplane ride from St. John’s, Newfoundland to a yacht set somewhere above the wreck. According to The Telegraph: “Should weather conditions allow, that is when up to three passengers at a time will clamber aboard a specially designed titanium and carbon fibre submersible to see the decaying remains of the Titanic itself.”
Participants who will dive day and night and “…will be expected to contribute to the mission (if even in just a cursory way) by assisting with sub-sea communications and undertaking basic tasks,” The Telegraph added. There will also be lectures, discussions, mission updates, and dive briefs with deep ocean explorers and scientists.
This will be the first time the site will be open for exploration again since the last crewed mission in 2005, and a series of 12-day dives where groups of 20 tourists, paying $59,000 each for the centennial of Titanic’s sinking in 2012.
So if you have some extra cash saved up and your heart goes on for Titanic, then you shouldn’t let this opportunity slip by!
*Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” plays in the background*
