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Co-founder defends Titanic expeditions company after deadly vessel implosion

The co-founder of a Titanic expeditions company has defended the firm after the “catastrophic implosion” of the Titan submersible led to the deaths of five people. Guillermo Sohnlein, the co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions, described regulations ...

23 Jun 2023 at 15:58

British adventurer among those on submersible missing near wreck of the Titanic

British adventurer among those on submarine missing near wreck of the Titanic

A British adventurer is among those aboard a submersible which has gone missing near the wreckage of the Titanic. Hamish Harding, chairman of private plane firm Action Aviation, is understood to be aboard the five-person OceanGate Expeditions ...

19 Jun 2023 at 21:04

Family of missing British billionaire ‘have great faith and trust in rescuers’

The family of missing British billionaire Hamish Harding have said they have “great faith and trust” in rescue teams, as the US Coast Guard expands its search for the submersible tourist vessel he is on into deeper waters. There may be as ...

20 Jun 2023 at 16:21

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Kilkenny contingent trek to K2 base camp in an adventure of a lifetime

A Kilkenny man who recently trekked to the base camp of K2 has described it as the ‘adventure of a lifetime’. Rob Boyd from the Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny City recently returned from the once in a lifetime trip. Prior to the expedition ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:33

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Devastated mum of boy who died on Scout trip says, like Post Office scandal, families face challenging battle for change

The heartbroken mother of a 16-year-old boy who fell 200ft to his death while on a Scouts trip in Wales has launched a petition with three other grieving families calling on the Government to take action after a coroner ruled he was ...

27 Mar 2024 at 07:23

Rescuers race against time to find submersible lost on Titanic trip

Rescuers race against time to find submersible visiting Titanic wreck

Rescue teams are in a race against time to find a submersible tourist vessel which went missing during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck off the coast of Canada, with a British billionaire among five people aboard. There may be as ...

20 Jun 2023 at 12:39

Search continues for submersible with British billionaire among five onboard

Rescue teams are continuing the search for a submersible tourist vessel which went missing during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck with a British billionaire among the five people aboard. Hamish Harding is chairman of private ...

20 Jun 2023 at 08:33

Regulations around Titanic trips ‘tricky to navigate’, says OceanGate co-founder

The co-founder of the Titan submersible’s parent company has said the regulations surrounding visits to the Titanic wreckage are “tricky to navigate” after the deep-sea vessel is believed to have imploded while attempting to ...

23 Jun 2023 at 11:11

Polar Preet aims to be first woman to trek unsupported to North Pole

A former army physiotherapist is aiming to conquer the “insanely hard” challenge of becoming the first woman to travel solo and unsupported to the North Pole. Trailblazer Harpreet Chandi, known as Preet and nicknamed Polar ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

British billionaire among five aboard missing submersible visiting Titanic wreck

A British billionaire is one of five people aboard a submersible tourist vessel which went missing during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck. Hamish Harding, chairman of private plane firm Action Aviation, is understood to ...

20 Jun 2023 at 01:31

What do we know about missing submersible Titan and those on board?

Rescuers are racing against the clock to find a British billionaire and four other people missing in a deep-sea vessel near the wreck of the Titanic ocean liner before their breathable air runs out. The US Coast Guard is ...

21 Jun 2023 at 11:40

‘Polar Preet’ makes furthest unsupported solo polar ski expedition in history

A female Army officer battled exhaustion and temperatures as low as minus 30C to make the furthest unsupported solo polar ski expedition in history. Captain Preet Chandi covered 922 miles (1,485km) in 70 days and 16 ...

29 Jan 2023 at 13:53

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