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Netflix Documentary Revisits OceanGate Titan Disaster With Exclusive New Evidence

The film, set to debut June 11, explores the technical failures, safety warnings, and CEO Stockton Rush's controversial decisions that led to the 2023 tragedy.

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Overview

  • The Titan submersible imploded during a June 2023 dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five passengers, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
  • Netflix's 'Titan: The OceanGate Disaster,' premiering June 11, features whistleblower testimony, audio recordings, and early company footage highlighting the expedition's failures.
  • The documentary examines Stockton Rush's ambition to popularize deep-sea exploration at the expense of safety, with former employees and experts labeling his decisions reckless.
  • US Coast Guard investigations revealed the Titan's carbon-fiber hull showed signs of delamination in 2022, making subsequent dives increasingly unsafe.
  • Newly released footage captures the moment of the implosion, with Wendy Rush, Stockton Rush's wife, unknowingly reacting to the sound while monitoring the dive from the support ship.