On May 26, a billionaire from Dayton, Ohio announced plans to take a $20 voyage to the Titanic.
"For generations, people who have the money are going to spend it doing things to prove their machismo and appease their sense of adventure, but does that mean they should?" Binder told, Binder called the idea of "tourism" to the Titanic 's final resting place "offensive.
"There are so many people that see the wreck as a grave site and they're truly offended by it," Binder told the publication.“I want to show people worldwide that while the ocean is extremely powerful, it can be wonderful and enjoyable and really kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way,” Connor told the publication.
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