Private Dives Into The Titanic Wreckage Will Open Next Month

If you've watched Titanic more times than you can count, then we've got the perfect experience for you.

While scientists, researchers and the Oscar-winning director James Cameron are currently on the list of under 200 people who have visited the RMS Titanic in the years that followed the 1912 catastrophe, you could now add your name to that group.

That's right. A company called OceanGate Expeditions is offering a chance to sign up for deep sea divers to visit the remnants of the ship.

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And their first expedition is setting off on the 27th June 2021 - just a matter of weeks away.

A teaser on he website reads: "You will have the opportunity join a series of week-long missions to the wreck of the RMS Titanic. 

"Given the massive scale of the wreck and the debris field, these missions will continue over the next several years to document the wreckage fully. This is a chance to be one of the first to join.

"Throughout the annual survey, you will actively support the team to collect images, video, laser scans, and sonar data to provide an objective baseline of the current condition of the wreck.

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"This baseline will be used to assess the rate of decay over time and help to document and preserve the historic maritime site."

More than 1,500 people lost their lives when the British passenger ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912.

Stockton Rush, the president of OceanGate Expeditions told Bloomberg the ship will be a sight to behold, but that it will no doubt be a harrowing experience.

"All the bones are gone," he said. "There are no bodies down there. There are boots and shoes and clothes that show where people were 100 years ago, and that is very somber."

The chosen team will also get to examine some of the 300 unique species of sea creature-most microbial-identified on the Titanic.

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The OceanGate Expeditions website are calling for what they refer to as "citizen scientists" to join their crew as Mission Specialists.

The process of joining the team does seem like a slightly more strenuous job interview but the results could be very rewarding.

"Mission specialists are adventurers and citizen scientists who support the expedition through various sub-nautical and oceanographic roles," the description reads.

To apply you must fill out an application which asks about your height, weight, if you're prone to claustrophobia or seasickness. You might want to skip this opportunity if the latter applies to you.

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If the application is approved, you may be invited to a video interview.

Following a successful interview, you could be offered a position as as Mission Specialist Crew Member on one of the expedition missions. You will sign a Mission Specialist Crew and training agreement and start training.

However, you may also be asked to demonstrate basic balance, mobility and flexibility and be able to live aboard a research class expedition vessel with the operations crew.

The once in a lifetime experience will set you back $125,000 (£96,368.75) for the eight-day sail from St. John's, Newfoundland. The single dive will take six to eight hours to reach the Titanic site, explore and return to the surface ship.

If all goes to plan, the chosen guests will be among the first guests to visit the wreck in 15 years.

You can enquire about joining the expedition next month by clicking here.

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