On June 18th, 2023, the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, instantly killing all five people on board including CEO Stockton Rush. But this wasn't a freak accident - it was the predictable result of years of ignored safety warnings, with over 30 deep-sea experts telling Rush his experimental carbon fiber design would kill people. The four-day international rescue mission captivated the world, but the violent implosion had scattered the death trap submarine across the ocean floor in milliseconds.

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WIRED's exclusive investigation

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BBC documentary footage

The Fifth Estate investigation

OceanGate Wikipedia page

Titan submersible implosion Wikipedia page

YouTube analysis

Forbes report

Daily Mail report

New York Post coverage

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