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Las Vegas financier Jay Bloom told The Post in an exclusive interview Thursday that he backed out of paying $500,000 for two tickets aboard Titan over safety concerns raised by his son, whom he was planning to take on the voyage.
“[Rush] wasn’t really looking to build a tourism business to the Titanic,” Bloom said. “He wanted to research and document the decay of the ship over time.”
“Multiple dives to the site costs a lot of money. A way to finance his scientific observation was to bring observers down with him,” Bloom added.
Bloom shared with Rush that his son was “concerned about the danger” of the trip after researching the “perceived threats to the vessel.”
Bloom suggested a sperm whale or a giant squid could attack the sub and compromise the hull.
“Yeah very stupid the pressure is over 100 million pounds no sperm whale or squid is ever going to be able to mess with the sub,” Rush replied.
Another red flag for the dad was there was no training ahead of his scheduled sub trip.
“Just climb through the hatch and get in,” he told The Post.
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"The nation was gripped with what was going on with the submersible over the Titanic, and we learned some really important things during that whole episode," said Rep. Williams, who followed the search and grim discovery of the implosion.
Rep. Williams still had questions, "Why did we have the extensive search by the Coast Guard over many days, when in fact we had the data that suggested where the wreck was? There was a super-secret listening system that actually was able to detect the likely implosion of that submarine within the first few hours of when that occurred."
The Coast Guard said they aren't attributing any noises heard during their search to the submersible itself, saying the ocean is "complex." Still, the CNY representative said the case is not closed.
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“[Rush] wasn’t really looking to build a tourism business to the Titanic,” Bloom said. “He wanted to research and document the decay of the ship over time.”
“Multiple dives to the site costs a lot of money. A way to finance his scientific observation was to bring observers down with him,” Bloom added.
Bloom shared with Rush that his son was “concerned about the danger” of the trip after researching the “perceived threats to the vessel.”
Bloom suggested a sperm whale or a giant squid could attack the sub and compromise the hull.
“Yeah very stupid the pressure is over 100 million pounds no sperm whale or squid is ever going to be able to mess with the sub,” Rush replied.
Another red flag for the dad was there was no training ahead of his scheduled sub trip.
“Just climb through the hatch and get in,” he told The Post.
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“[Rush] wasn’t really looking to build a tourism business to the Titanic,” Bloom said. “He wanted to research and document the decay of the ship over time.”
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Rep. Williams still had questions, "Why did we have the extensive search by the Coast Guard over many days, when in fact we had the data that suggested where the wreck was? There was a super-secret listening system that actually was able to detect the likely implosion of that submarine within the first few hours of when that occurred."
The Coast Guard said they aren't attributing any noises heard during their search to the submersible itself, saying the ocean is "complex." Still, the CNY representative said the case is not closed.
Rep. Williams still has questions about Titanic submersible implosion
Central New York Congressmember Brandon Williams (R, NY-22) said he has more questions about what happened to the submersible near the wreckage of the Titanic i
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