Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster

Jun 6, 2025

1h 52m

★ 7.1

The deeper you look, the darker it gets.

Overview

OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Story Syndicate

Diamond Docs

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Stockton Rush

Self (archive footage)

Paul-Henri Nargeolet

Self

Emily Hammermeister

Self

David Lochridge

Self

Tony Nissen

Self

Jason Neubauer

Self

Joseph Assi

Self

Bonnie Carl

Self (archive footage)

Matt McCoy

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7.6

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