Profits surge at Titanic Belfast
Tourist attraction sees business surging
Tourist attraction sees business surging
The Belfast-based watchmaker is not only taking on the big Swiss brands, it’s also hob-nobbing with prime Ministers and fashion’s elite. Not bad for a brand that started in the founder’s back bedroom
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The companies are controlled by businessman Dermot Desmond and Pat Doherty, the Harcourt Developments founder
Submersible imploded while diving to site of shipwreck, killing all five people onboard in June 2023
Image shows broken tail cone on floor of Atlantic, as US hearing into deaths of five people onboard OceanGate vessel gets under way
Five people on board probably killed instantly in implosion after losing contact with support vessel
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Larry Connor (74) to return to site where another submersible imploded a year ago, killing all five passengers
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Five voyagers climbed into the Titan submersible in hopes of seeing the wreck of the Titanic up close. The expedition ended in tragedy
Experts had flagged safety problems with OceanGate’s vessels years before the doomed journey that killed five people
Remains expected to shed more light on cause of catastrophic incident
Suleman Dawood’s mother says he was ‘so excited’ to try solve puzzle 3,700m below ocean surface
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Launch vessel Polar Prince returns to St John’s, Newfoundland, after five die in submersible implosion
Stockton Rush told a deep-sea exploration specialist he was ‘tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation’
Submersible believed to have imploded on dive to Titanic, killing five men
As the days rolled by, the chasm in the response to the two events was increasingly uncomfortable
US Navy first heard the implosion hours after the submersible began its mission, according to reports
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Expedition operator OceanGate released statement on Thursday paying tribute to crew members after ‘major pieces of debris’ found near Titanic wreck
Experts suspect vessel hit by a ‘catastrophic implosion’ as it descended to Titanic wreck
US Coast Guard says debris found ‘consistent with a catastrophic implosion’ of vessel
Missing submarine, which disappeared on Sunday while on a dive to wreck of ocean liner with five people onboard, is ‘fundamentally dangerous’, says retired admiral
Officials caution sounds may not have originated from vessel carrying five passengers
Missing Titanic submarine: On my trip in a submersible, I felt a sharp stab of panic as I comprehended that I was sealed underwater
Passengers sign waiver that mentions death three times on the first page
Vessel with five on board went missing on Sunday during a dive to view famous shipwreck
Submersible lost contact during dive on Sunday off coast of Newfoundland
Titanic submarine rescue effort could face numerous complications
Loss of contact with vessel is ‘big concern’, says member of first expedition to locate Titanic wreck in 1985
Sub can provide occupants with about 96 hours of air and is designed to reach depths of 4km
British explorer and French expert believed to be among those on board
‘Digital twin’ of ship created by deep-sea mapping firm may help shed new light on 1912 sinking
Decades of misconceptions kept their numbers down, but since the pandemic began, Irish tourists have helped to breathe life back into the North’s city centres, towns and villages
H&W says navy contract will help revive famous name and rejuvenate the region
Director says he commissioned a scientific study that shows the star’s character could not have survived the floating-door scene with Kate Winslet’s Rose
Revenues plummeted by 92% at tourist attraction
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The attraction had been having ‘a very successful trading year’ before the shutdown
Support services group won over €10m in contracts at its operations in the Republic
The Abbey Theatre and the Customs House in Dublin among new business secured by Northern Ireland company
DUP MP’s expression of thanks to Martin McGuinness was a courageous act
Coincidentally, captain’s medals from ill-fated ‘Lusitania’ on offer in separate sale
British Heritage Lottery Fund providing £4.9 million to restore historic derelict building
Pictures capture image of ‘Downton Abbey at sea’
This bright, four-bed family home comes with large gardens though needs some updating
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