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Veteran documentary producer Mark Monroe directs a fascinating account of the infamous 2023 submersible accident, in which five people died on a vessel already deemed unsafe by experts. Two years ago, a tragedy captured global attention—but not in a particularly compassionate way. The fatal implosion of the submersible Titan during its descent to the deep-sea tourist destination of the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic claimed five lives, including that of Stockton Rush, co-founder and CEO of OceanGate, the vessel's company. While it took time to confirm his fate, an explanation quickly emerged: in pursuit of fame as a high-tech adventurer, Rush had recklessly led his wealthy clients into a death trap, ignoring (or firing) everyone who told him the vessel he had built was unsafe. Director: Mark Monroe Indeed, Rush had previously complained that the US regulations he was circumventing "unnecessarily prioritized passenger safety over commercial innovation." Those were wor...