Why were passengers allowed on OceanGate’s experimental Titan sub? - The Fifth Estate

The 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible shocked the world. In collaboration with Radio-Canada’s program, Enquête,The Fifth Estate’s Mark Kelley investigates how an experimental sub was allowed to take passengers to one of the most unforgiving places in the ocean to explore the Titanic wreck. Also, how they did it via the port in St. John's Newfoundland, one of the most monitored and regulated harbours in Canada.

00:00 - Stockton Rush pitches OceanGate
11:57 - Inside a sub: How safe is it?
21:30 - Firsthand: What it’s like to dive in the Titan
24:51 - Taxiing in Newfoundland and Titan’s Canadian support ship
34:31 - The hours after communication was lost

CORRECTION (March 28, 2024): A previous version of this documentary incorrectly identified the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador based on information posted by that office.

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About The Fifth Estate: For more than four decades, The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Mark Kelley and Steven D'Souza continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

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producer/director
Scott Anderson

writer
Mark Kelley

associate producers
Ivan Angelovski
Leanne Stepnow

additional research
Matthew Pierce

video editor
Naire Bahjat

senior videographer
Jonathan Castell

additional cinematography
Art Brown
Jean-Pierre Gandin
Andy Hincenbergs
Jean-Philippe Pelletier

graphic designer
Tim Kindrachuk

post audio
Ron Searles

colourist
Scott McIntyre

for enquête

producer/director
Sophie Lambert

producer
Gabriel Allard Gagnon

associate producer
Daniel Tremblay

reporter
Julie Dufresne

executive producer
Alain Abel

managing editor
Luc Tremblay

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archival material
AFP
Alan por el Mundo
CBS Sunday Morning
Facebook
Getty Images
Horizon Maritime
Jake Koehler
Marine Traffic
NBC
Pond5
Pelagic Research
Reuters
Triton Submarines
YouTube

special thanks
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
Ryan Cooke
Kayla Hounsell

visual research
Leslie Morrison

media management
Astoria Luzzi

theme music
Steve D'Angelo

rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow

social media producers
Alex Migdal
Britt Purdy

digital producer
Janet Davison

project manager
Ella Shi

resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic

associate director
Nanci King

packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni

coordinating associate director
Rhonda Kirkpatrick

senior producers
Raj Ahluwalia
Emmanuel Marchand

executive producer
Allya Davidson

original broadcast
March 29, 2024