Netflix: "Titan- The Oceangate Disaster"

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This is a story where you already know the outcome- that five people died in an implosion at the bottom of the ocean where they were trying to see the wreck of the Titanic.

So the story is really about the hubris of CEO Stockton Rush, who kept pushing the project until he was ready to implement it. Five people died. Numerous people thought it was unsafe. Its an interesting watch.

[beaglelover]

1. I watched this last week. I thought it was interesting that they heard the implosion on the ship, sounded like a

door slamming. This was while they were communicating with the sub. After they heard the noise the one lady asks 'what was that'? Creepy.

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2. So many people had their doubts.

So many quit or were fired. There isn't enough money in the world to get me to try something like that. Sure, it's cool. But it doesn't seem like we know how to create materials to withstand that kind of pressure yet.

[NJCher]

3. I'm watching now

Stockton Rush presents himself very confidently. He's arrogant, and many people left early in their employment because of the foolish things he said, such as if he got any trouble from the US government, he would just buy himself a Congressman."

He went to Princeton and has relatives who go back to the founding fathers. They showed his grades and he barely passed.

Great engineering shots of the various kinds of submersibles.

The irony is some of their employees came from Boeing. Great training.

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4. The part that got to me was when he was talking about

the "big swinging dicks" - meaning tech giants like Bezos. He thinks they are the cool kids and he wants to be one of them. He was just so full of himself.

[NJCher]

5. reminds me of Elizabeth Holmes

I read the book Bad Blood by John Carreyrou, the WSJ reporter who initially uncovered the con.
She, too, comes from a privileged background (Fleischman Yeast) that gave her a certain cache that allowed her to con Henry Kissinger, Rupert Murdoch, and the like.

She wanted to be like Steve Jobs. In fact, if you remember, she would emulate Jobs by wearing a turtleneck.

I don't know what she thought she was doing by talking in a husky, low pitched voice.

She also ran a repressive company that went after its former employees with lawsuits if they talked, same as what you saw with Stockton Rush.

I love it that her lying a@#$ is still in prison.

[NJCher]

6. Article: Netflix Doc Reveals Chilling Findings Shocking revelations in 'Titan

Two Years After ‘Titan’ Implodes, a Netflix Doc Reveals Chilling Findings
Shocking revelations in 'Titan: The OceanGate Disaster' expose how corporate ambition and ignored warnings led to catastrophe—and why this tragedy still grips us years later.

Published: Jun 11, 2025 Updated: Jun 13, 2025


https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/titan-oceangate-disaster-doc/

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I covered the Titan submersible years prior to its implosion, interviewing Rush multiple times before the disaster, and I also contributed to Outside’s coverage when the sub went missing. So I watched the film with a careful eye, curious if it would shed new light on the incident.

The film examines efforts Rush put toward silencing his critics. It also reveals how clear it was for years that the sub was never capable of repeatedly making safe trips to the Titanic, and Rush’s determination to ignore all warnings. Jaw-dropping footage and interviews shows he was willing to risk lives, including his own, in service of making OceanGate the Space X of the sea.

Released nearly two years to the day after Titan went missing, this documentary unveils shocking decisions that led to the ill-fated journey, a disaster that continues to captivate the world years after the fact.

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