Overview

• Tests showed Titan’s carbon-fiber hull cracked under deep-sea pressure, but CEO Stockton Rush pressed ahead without third-party certification.
• Former operations director David Lochridge was dismissed after submitting a report warning of hull design risks and flawed testing methods.
• The documentary includes audio of Rush rejecting industry oversight and vowing to circumvent regulators with political influence.
• OceanGate suspended all expeditions after the disaster, and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation continues its inquiry with potential policy or criminal outcomes.
• Families of the five victims have launched lawsuits against OceanGate and associated parties, seeking damages and accountability.