Netflix Titan documentary: Netflix’s ‘Titan: The Oceangate Submersible Disaster’ footage leaves viewers horrified, netizens call it’ death trap’

A video footage shared by Netflix from inside the Titan submersible has left viewers shocked and horrified and has revealed exactly how dangerous the sub which claimed the lives of five people really was. June 18 will mark two years since the Titan submersible tragedy, which claimed the lives of all five people aboard during a deep-sea expedition. The Titan, an experimental vessel built for underwater tourism, was intended to take passengers close to the Titanic wreck for $250,000 each.

Among the victims were OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding, businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, a university student, as well as Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet. The catastrophic implosion that caused their deaths captured the world’s attention and sparked widespread mourning and debate.

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Titan: The Oceangate Submersible Disaster

The new documentary on Netflix titled ‘Titan: The Oceangate Submersible Disaster’ examines what ultimately led to the 2018 disaster in which Oceangate’s CEO, Stockton Rush, also died when attempting to visit the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

The documentary shows a number of shocking moments including exclusive footage showing how Rush had fired one of his senior divers, David Lochridge, for raising health and safety concerns about the submersible, reports Ladbible.

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One detail in the documentary series has surprised viewers: a distinct ‘popping sound’ heard at various moments during footage from inside the Titan submersible.
This sound is especially noticeable in a clip showing Stockton Rush piloting the sub alone during an underwater test.
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The late CEO reacts to the unexpected noises, referring to the pops as “attention-getting” and appearing visibly unsettled by them.

But later in the documentary, however, Rush informs passengers of the vessel to simply ‘ignore’ any pops, insisting the sub was safe. Fans took to Reddit to discuss the documentary, with many expressing their utter shock at hearing the noises from inside the sub.

One commented saying: “The Netflix [Titan Sub] doc is the best yet. Those cracks & pops. My gosh,” while another said: “My gosh. I’ve been following the Titan story since the sub went missing.” Viewers called the Titan Sub a ‘death trap’ after watching new footage

They continued: “Those cracking sounds though. How could anyone think that death trap was safe? The data showing how bad it got with each dive and still he went ahead.

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“The meeting with Lochridge where Stockton fired David was hair raising to say the least.”

The cracking and pops are explained in the documentary to be due to the decision made by Stockton to outfit the submersible with a carbon fibre hull.

Titan’s OceanGate’s doomed expedition

In June 2023, a tourist expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic went missing off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Over the following four days, the world came to know about Titan, the diminutive submersible its charismatic inventor, Stockton Rush, had touted as the key to unlocking deep-sea exploration for the masses. When pieces of the vessel were found at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, experts determined Titan had imploded during its descent, likely killing all five of its passengers instantly.

The documentary film Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster focuses on the years leading up to the incident that dominated headlines, examining Rush’s quest to become the next world-renowned change-maker, and culminating in the doomed underwater endeavor. The documentary film premiered on June 11 on Netflix.