Overview

• The Titan implosion on June 18, 2023, killed OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, explorers Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and father-son duo Shahzada and Suleman Dawood.
• Director Mark Monroe’s documentary exposes that Titan’s carbon fiber hull failed repeated pressure tests and bypassed mandatory third-party inspections.
• Internal recordings surface of CEO Stockton Rush dismissing safety warnings and pressing ahead after hull cracks emerged during test dives.
• OceanGate has suspended all commercial submersible operations while facing multiple civil lawsuits and a DOJ examination of its financial practices.
• Two years after the disaster, the US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation still has not released its final report following leadership changes.