Top Explorer Urges Caution With Boom in Sea and Space Adventures
- Explorers Club president had misgivings about OceanGate sub
- Deep sea and space trips still attract wealthy adventurers
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The demise of five people aboard a submersible touring the Titanic’s underwater wreckage has even the most prominent adventurers urging caution. But it’s unlikely to stem a rise in extreme tourism.
“While we should all appreciate efforts to innovate in order to push the boundaries of exploration, this must be done safely and sensibly,” Richard Garriott, president of the Explorers Club, said in a statement Friday. French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and British adventurer Hamish Harding, who died last week in the implosion of the Titan submersible, were both members of the club, a professional society dedicated to research and scientific exploration.