Fatal Submarine OceanGate Trip Gets Netflix Documentary from ‘Britney v Spears' and ‘Gone Girls' Filmmakers — Watch Trailer
The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023. All of the members onboard died. The submersible was operated by American sea tourism and expedition company OceanGate; the Titan went missing for four days while carrying five passengers, including OceanGate CEO Rush. On June 22, debris of the vessel was discovered on the ocean floor.
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The synopsis for the doc reads: ''Titan: The Oceangate Disaster' delves into the psyche of billionaire OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and explores his relentless quest to bring oceanic exploration to the masses — at any cost. Through exclusive access to whistleblower testimony, pivotal audio recordings, and footage from the company's early days, the film provides an unprecedented look at the technical challenges, moral dilemmas, and shockingly poor decisions that culminated in the catastrophic expedition. Titan examines the doomed underwater endeavor that forced the world to reconsider the price of unchecked ambition in the depths of the ocean.'
Lily Garrison, Mark Monroe, and Jon Bardin produce, with Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, Kate Barry, Mala Chapple, Tommy Coriale, Jude Gerard Prest, Hannah OIson, and Amy Herdy executive producing.
'Titanic' director James Cameron previously criticized OceanGate's handling of the Titan expedition. In July 2023, the filmmaker denied a false report that he was developing a project based on the Titan submersible explosion. He called the rumor 'offensive.' Cameron had previously issued a statement on the tragedy criticizing late CEO Rush and OceanGate for their reckless safety practices.
'I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship, and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night. And many people died as a result, and for a very similar tragedy, where warnings went unheeded, to take place at the same exact site, with all the diving that's going on all around the world, I think it's just astonishing,' Cameron said. 'It's really quite surreal, and of course, PH [Paul-Henry Nargeolet], the French legendary submersible dive pilot, is a friend of mine. It's a very small community. I've known PH for 25 years. For him to have died tragically in this way is almost impossible for me to process.'
'Titan: The OceanGate Disaster' premieres on Netflix June 11. Check out the trailer below.
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