BBC viewers say same thing about disturbing Titanic Sub Disaster documentary

viewers believe the Titan submersible disaster that claimed the lives of five people was an obvious "death trap". Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster explores the tragic incident which took place on 18 June, 2023. OceanGate co-founder and chief executive Stockton Rush was inside the submersible to go and visit the wreckage of the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean. The other passengers were British businessman Hamish Harding, French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani investor Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman.

The Titan submersible ended up imploding due to structural failure during its descent, instantly killing all five people on board. Airing on Tuesday (May 27) evening, the documentary featured exclusive new evidence about the tragic accident, with interviews from former OceanGate employees who questioned whether it could have been prevented. The documentary left viewers claiming it was an accident waiting to happen as they flocked to social media to share their thoughts. One wrote: "Personally I think Titanic should be left alone as a memorial to those who died and certainly not visited by a carbon-fibre sub which had cracked on a previous deep dive. This was a disaster waiting to happen."

A second agreed: "Getting my geek on with the Titanic sub explosion. What a f*****g deathtrap that thing was man."

Echoing this, another penned: "'s documentary about the Titanic Sub Disaster shows that the whole thing was entirely predictable. Stockon's attitude to safety was shocking."

A fourth declared: "Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster. Absolute madness of the highest order. Madness!!!"

During the programme, former OceanGate employee Antonella Wilby recalled visiting the wreckage of the Titanic in Titan's 80th dive before returning to the surface. But as the group ascended, they heard a loud crack.

"I spoke to a member of the crew about the bang that was heard because I was concerned and kind of shocked that this had happened," she said.

The crew member admitted he also heard the noise from the surface, leading Antonella to declare: "It must have been really loud."

Footage of Stockton was then shown of him attempting to justify the noise.

He said: "Almost every deep-diving sub makes a noise at some point. You have similar metals that are expanding due to thermal interaction and pressure changes, so it's quite common to have a noise."

Antonella revealed Stockton attempted to shut down her concerns. "If you heard your car make that sort of noise, you'd probably stop to see what happened," she said.

At the US Coastguard Headquarters, lieutenant commander Katie Williams believes an investigation should have been launched to ensure the carbon fibre hull was safe for people to operate in.

The data revealed that the loud noise was the carbon fibre delaminating, meaning the hull was beginning to break apart.

Katie concluded: "Dive 80 was the beginning of the end and everyone that stepped on board the Titan after dive 80 was risking their life."