Oceangate: A Deep Sea Disaster

A look back at the 2023 Oceangate Titan disaster that claimed the lives of five people, and a look ahead as an Ohio billionaire plans to attempt the same voyage
00:00 Introduction
00:57 A timeline of the disaster
07:42 The University of Washington's involvement in the sub's development
14:17 The search and rescue operation
16:26 A future voyage to the Titanic

[OneHungLee]

This guy Rush’s inflated ego and recklessness killed those passengers.

[ray]

Rush’s statement that we’re bringing ocean exploration to everyone at a mere 250, 000 bucks a piece shows just how out of touch with reality he really was!!! Many people don’t make that much money in 8 to 10 years! That’s a really stupid thing to say by a very selfish individual

[JasonTan-]

Rush's fatal flaw is his refusal to listen to people who know better about the material, carbon fibre. Rules doesn't restrict innovation, it saves lives by making sure innovation produces safe and better machines rather than cheap and unsafe machines.

[dalechannel]

It would have been a matter of time until Stockton tried diving to Mariana trench in a carbon fiber sub.

[Raul-nvrr]

I can’t resist these Titan videos… what a catastrophe!! 😮

[geraldtn]

Rush is a criminal.. ahem, was a criminal

[TheRocco]

One of the ugliest aspects of this disaster is that the media milked this story for days with the rumors of "96 hours of oxygen" and "we heared banging noises" while it was known that the sub imploded on Sunday.

[mb]

The search for the sub was a sham. They knew it imploded.

[Runehorn]

Boeing involved and it fell apart? Say it isnt so.

[flapjack]

Well, at least they weren't lying when they billed it as a "once in a lifetime trip".

[connormclernon]

50 years of safety wiped out by Rush's Titanic Ego.

[knowsmebyname]

Lately some people have defended Stockton Rush and commenting that people are being to harsh on him. Unbelievable. Everyone in the industry said his vessel would implode...it imploded. I am not a person to judge another harshly but ol Stockton is a worthy exception.

[dianesaienni]

bring the ocean explore to everyone....who has 250 thousand dollars for the trip that uses a play station 🎮 and glow sticks for light!

[donaldcarpenter]

"Everyone" couldn't come up with the 250, 000 $ apiece for a seat. I don't even think a luxury suite on the Titanic itself costs so much!

[danieldevito]

Rush's greed and narcissism killed these people

[kasperkjrsgaard]

For us who were alive in the 70’s the name “OceanGate” have a certain negative sound. 🤔

[markrowland]

Carbon fibre is for tension not compression.

[crikker]

Who the hell designs a sub where you are literally bolted inside?

[ray]

The mere fact that he built that DEATH TUBE so that the passengers had to be bolted in from the outside without any escape hatch or latch mechanism to exit should have been a huge red flag for anyone considering getting in that THING !! Talk about cutting corners and COST

[JohnWest-zqgs]

This man Stockton Rush should not have been allowed to work on anything like that he was irresponsible didn't care about other people's safety very reckless man