A documentary released by the BBC last year captured an incident that occurred during an OceanGate expedition to the wreck of the Titanic. During the filming of Take me to the Titanic (Take Me to the Titanic), the passengers of the submarine Titan were trapped spinning on the ocean floor due to thruster failure.
The accident occurred at a depth of almost 3962.4 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, where the vessel sank in 1912. While en route to the wreck site, the submarine experienced problems and began to spin wildly.
While the occupants awaited a resolution, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was trying to resolve the situation aboard the mother ship, Polar Prince. The pilot had to reprogram the submarine’s control, similar to a video game joystick, to regain control of the vessel.
In the documentary, passengers can be seen finally reaching the Titanic wreck site, which they paid R$1.2 million to visit.
During the incident, one of OceanGate’s technicians said: “I heard Scott say, ‘Oh, no. We have a problem.’ A female passenger also shared his concern, saying: “I started to think we weren’t going to make it. We’re going nowhere but going in circles.
You can see excerpts where the flaw is addressed in the trailer below released by the BBC:
the documentary Take me to the Titanicof BBC Select, is not available in Brazil.
The Tragic Fate of Titan
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