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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Titanic Submersible: New Clip Reveals Implosion Before Final Message
Originally appeared on E! Online More details about the Titan submersible tragedy have come to light. Nearly two years after the OceanGate Expedition's vessel imploded with five people onboard—including CEO Stockton Rush—new footage shows the moment when the sound of the catastrophe reached the ocean's surface. As Wendy Rush, the director of OceanGate and Stockton's wife, monitored data and text communications at a computer alongside employee Gary Foss on June 18, 2023, they heard a muffled thump as the submersible reached 3,300 meters. She asked Foss in the footage released by the U.S. Coast Guard on May 22, 'What was that bang?' The USCG—which used the footage as evidence to the Marine Board of Investigation as for the 2024 case into the incident—wrote alongside the clip that the sound heard 'later correlated with the loss of communications and tracking' and explained that it 'is believed to be the sound of the Titan's implosion reaching the surface of the ocean.' More from E! Online OnlyFans' Annie Knight Shares Update From Hospital After Sex With 583 Men in 6 Hours Alexis Bledel Makes Rare Comments About The Handmaid's Tale Exit Ahead of Series Finale Kim Kardashian's Law School Graduation Present From Scott Disick Is Elle Woods-Approved Moments after the bang, Wendy received a message at 9:17 a.m. ET (10:47 a.m. NDT) from the submersible that it had 'dropped two weights,' which helps the vessel change buoyancy and either descend or surface. She appeared relieved as the message came in after the sound. However, contact with the Titan—which imploded 90 minutes into the voyage—was lost almost immediately after the messages were sent, the agency confirmed in a model animation viewed by E! News. Just 30 minutes before, while the Titan—carrying Stockton, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood—descended to 2,178 meters, the team in the accompanying ship asked three times whether the vessel could see them on their navigation system. The Titan responded, 'Yes, lost system and chat settings.' Among its final messages was, 'all good here' as the team made it to 2,288 meters, almost 1,000 meters before the implosion. While there was a race to locate the submersible above water, four days after the voyage, OceanGate shared in a statement that they believed those on board, who were headed to view the crash site of the Titanic, had all died. 'These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans,' the company's June 22, 2023 statement continued. 'Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.' For more about the five passengers who died during the voyage, keep reading. For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Newsweek
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'OceanGate Disaster' Netflix Trailer Sparks Criticism
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Netflix's Titan: The OceanGate Disaster trailer has sparked criticism online. Newsweek reached out to a Netflix representative for Titan: The OceanGate Disaster via email for comment on Friday. The Context In June 2023, Titan—a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions—imploded while on an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at a depth of 12,500 feet. About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden journey from England to New York. On board the Titan were OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, French Titanic expert and deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, Pakistani-British businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman. All five were killed, likely instantly from the implosion. Titan's wreckage was found four days after contact was lost, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A decal on a piece of equipment which reads "Titan" is pictured near a trailer with the OceanGate logo at OceanGate Expedition's headquarters in the Port of Everett Boat Yard in Everett, Washington on June... A decal on a piece of equipment which reads "Titan" is pictured near a trailer with the OceanGate logo at OceanGate Expedition's headquarters in the Port of Everett Boat Yard in Everett, Washington on June 22, 2023. More JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images What To Know On Thursday, Netflix released the trailer for Titan: The OceanGate Disaster. A description of the documentary posted to Netflix's YouTube account read: "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster examines CEO Stockton Rush's quest to become the next billionaire innovator and the doomed underwater endeavor that called into question the price of ambition in the depths of the ocean. The Titan submersible's ill-fated journey to the ruins of the Titanic dominated headlines in June 2023, yet the shocking decisions that led to the disaster have never been revealed like this before." A separate note shared to Netflix's X account, formerly Twitter, read: "The deeper you look, the darker it gets." In the trailer, one expert said: "There was no way of knowing when Titan was going to fail, but it was a mathematical certainty that it would fail." Another added: "Stockton fully believed in what he was doing and that it would work. He wanted fame." The deeper you look, the darker it gets. Titan: The OceanGate Disaster premieres June 11. — Netflix (@netflix) May 22, 2025 The trailer quickly racked up millions of views as it spread across social media, including to X accounts @DiscussingFilm and @PopBase. What People Are Saying In the comments on both X and YouTube, people accused Netflix of releasing the documentary too soon, while others said the streaming service was profiting off a tragedy. X user @MsAnjaliB wrote in a note with 22,400 views: "They didn't waste any time in making this." @turquoisepogos agreed in a comment with 11,200 views: "They wasted no time to make this." @MovieMediaX said: "Seems so soon." @XAnalyst2020 said: "No time to waste." @acemexchilli commented: "they started writing this thing back when we still thought they had 12 hours of air left." @DxTCinema asked: "Already?" @belaxcl0uds said: "i remember when this was happening ppl making memes about netflix writers rushing to the writing room... they were right." @slotslv added: "Netflix doesn't waste any time when it comes to making documentaries!" @Chemcontrol wondered: "Too soon?" @Kane_Wolfe92 added in a message with 16,700 views: "Cmon man there was a kid in there, this is gonna be massively disrespectful." @M7_Reaper shared in a separate reply with over 7,600 views: "Profiting from tragedies should be illegal. wtf is this?" On YouTube, others echoed similar sentiments: @IkerUnzu wrote in a message with 460 likes: "Of course Netflix had to take advantage of this opportunity." @nevercertain said in a comment with 116 likes: "Not surprised Netflix is making this. Can't let a good tragedy go unmilked." @timmyrehanek9576 posted: "netflix couldn't resist that bag extremely disrespectful." Many, however, defended the documentary. YouTube user @knights3247 shared: "Wanted this as a documentary and here it is, Netflix never disappoints." @x6King6x remarked: "What everyone was waiting for, Netflix never disappoints with [these] documentaries." @julioblase9861 noted: "Omg! Can't wait! This was one of the craziest disasters ever." What Happens Next Titan: The OceanGate Disaster premieres on Netflix on June 11.
