Patrick Lahey is the co-founder of Triton Submarines in Sebastian, Florida. Born in Canada, Patrick began diving in 1975 and started work as a commercial diver in 1982. During a 39- year long career in the underwater business, Patrick has participated in the manufacture, testing and operation of numerous underwater vehicles and diving systems including over 60 human occupied submersibles. In his role at Triton Submarines, Patrick has overseen the development of their entire range of submersibles, including the Triton 36,000/2 (named LF by the client), which is the first and only fully accredited submersible intended for daily use at any depth. Patrick has made five dives to the bottom of the Mariana Trench and during the certification dive of the LF in 2019, Patrick and DNV surveyor, Jonathan Struwe, completed a salvage operation at the deepest point in the ocean (35,853 feet or 10,928 meters)
