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261 'Titan' Netflix Documentary Examines Events Leading To OceanGate's Doomed Expedition

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 06/17/2025 09:00 EDT

'Titan' Netflix Documentary Examines Events Leading To OceanGate's Doomed Expedition

Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: A new documentary released last week on Netflix goes into detail about events leading up to the destruction of OceanGate's submersible, Titan that imploded on June 18, 2023 while attempting to visit the wreckage of the RMS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland. The Titan used a carbon-fiber hull instead of more traditional materials like steel or titanium. "Through exclusive access to whistleblower testimony, pivotal audio recordings, and footage from the compa

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