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Titanic Sub Tragedy Explored In New Netflix Film: Experts Say It Was “Worse Than I Thought”
Viewers were appalled by the footage that Netflix released from inside the Titan submarine, which showed just how deadly the sub that killed five people actually was.
Titan: The Oceangate Submersible Disaster, the most recent documentary on Netflix, explores the events leading up to the 2018 catastrophe in which Stockton Rush, the CEO of Oceangate, also perished while trying to visit the RMS Titanic wreckage.
There are several startling scenes in the documentary, including rare video that reveals how Rush sacked David Lochridge, one of his senior divers, for voicing health and safety concerns about the submersible.
Fans have been surprised by one particular feature of the documentary series, though, as they hear a “popping sound” from footage captured inside the Titan submarine at different moments in the show.
This may be seen in the video below, as Stockton Rush tests the submersible underwater by himself.
The late CEO seems surprised by the “attention-getting” pops and remarks on them.
However, Rush insists the sub was safe and tells passengers to just “ignore” any pops later in the documentary.
Many fans expressed their complete horror at hearing the noises coming from inside the sub in their discussions about the documentary on Reddit.
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.”
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.“
“The meeting with Lochridge where Stockton fired David was hair raising to say the least.”
According to the documentary, Stockton’s choice to equip the submersible with a carbon fibre hull is what caused the cracking and popping.
Although this is extremely unusual for subs, former senior Oceangate personnel assert that it is done to increase the company’s profitability.
Since carbon fibre is less expensive than other materials, it is more likely that a larger fleet of submarines may be outfitted to accommodate more passengers who wish to see the Titanic.
The “popping” sounds are caused by microscopic strands cracking when the sub is under a lot of pressure.
Reddit users last year found footage of Rush talking about the popping noises in the sub and how they were ‘common’, leading one commenter to say, “This just emphasizes how stupid it was to make it out of carbon fibre.”
Another said, “This thing should’ve had test crash dummies for a thousand dives before taking precious human cargo.”
Throughout the program, Boeing tests the sub to determine how far it may plunge, and the sub is shown failing several tests.
Boeing placed a skull and bones over this depth, just below the Titanic, where Rush was scheduled to drop.
Despite not being classified for the submersible, the Oceangate CEO terminated his Boeing contract and proceeded with the manned missions.
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