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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Son turned down father’s offer for ‘bucket list’ trip on doomed Titanic sub over safety fears

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A 20-year-old man who had a lucky escape from the doomed Titanic sub disaster has revealed how he turned down his father’s offer of a “bucket list” trip because he feared the vessel wasn’t safe.

Sean Bloom, 20, told People that he and his financier father Jay Bloom almost signed up to join OceanGate Expeditions’ tourist trip to visit the Titanic wreckage.

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