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. #Titan #Titanic #Submersible Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: Connect with The Fifth Estate online: Website : Instagram : 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. The Fifth Estate airs Fridays at 9pm on CBC-TV and steams on CBC GEM. 96 Hours 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 for the fifth estate 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