After watching Netflix’s new documentary,Titan: The OceanGate Disaster, viewers should turn their attention to another similar documentary released on Max just one week before. On June 12, 2025, OceanGate, a tourism and expeditions company, organized an expedition to have a submarine visit the wreck of theTitanic,which infamously struck an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. The submarine, calledtheTitan, had previously completed 87 expeditions, but its 88th dive ended in tragedy, when, just over one hour into the expedition, the submarine imploded near theTitanicwreck, killing all five passengers on board.
Released almost two years after the tragedy,the Netflix documentarywas directed and produced by Mark Monroe, and explores the backstory of OceanGate and the events leading up to the fatal expedition. Through interviews with former OceanGate employees and whistleblowers, the documentary also provides insight intoStockton Rush’s future plans forTitanand the mistakes made by OceanGate which eventually led to the 2023 disaster.Titan: The OceanGate Disasteroffers a powerful insight into the harrowing events and those who enjoyed watching the Netflix show should watch a similar Max documentary that also covers the tragedy.
Max Released A Documentary About OceanGate’s Titan Disaster A Few Weeks Before Netflix
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster Was Released On Jun 16, 2025
On May 28, Max released the documentary,Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster, two weeks before the release ofTitan: The OceanGate Disasteron Netflix. Directed by Pamela Gordon,Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disasterexplores the events that led to OceanGate organizing the fateful expedition, how theTitan’scommunication loss with theMV Polar Princeone hour into the exploration of theTitanic’swreck led to a four-day search for the submarine, and the eventual discovery of the imploded submarine at the bottom of the ocean. Like Netflix’s documentary, Max’sImplosionincludes interviews with former OceanGate employees who offer valuable insight.
Similar to the Netflix documentary, Max’sImplosion: The Titanic Sub Disasteroffers insight intohow OceanGate’sTitansubmarine imploded, and how, in the years prior to the tragic dive, OceanGate invested $18.1 million to expand the company’s business and potentially launch new underwater tours to visit the wreck of theTitanic(viaGeekWire).The Max documentary also includes interviews with whistleblowers and former OceanGate employeeswho provide insight into the flawed preparations for theTitanexpedition and the warning signs that were ignored by Stockton Rush and OceanGate that could have prevented the implosion.
Upon its release on Max,Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disasterreceived a positive reception from critics, who praised the documentary for providing a new insight into the mistakes made by OceanGate that led to theTitan’s implosion (viaThe Guardian). It was also praised for exploring the reasons behind the implosion and including interviews with relatives of the five victims of the tragedy. Max’sImplosion: The Titanic Sub Disasterhas been positively compared to Netflix’sTitan: The OceanGate Disasterand both have been praised for their documentation of the tragic events.
Discovery’s OceanGate Documentary On Max Focuses On Different Aspects Of The Titan Implosion
It Offers A Day-By-Day Reconstruction Of The Tragic Expedition
The Netflix and Max documentaries offer different perspectives on the events of the 2023Titanimplosion.The Max documentary provides a day-by-day view of the day of theTitan’s fatal expedition on June 04, 2025, and contains chilling sound footage of the submarine’s implosion on the surface floor (viaBBC).Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disasteralso contains a heartbreaking interview with Christine Dawood, who lost her husband and son, Shahzada and Suleman, in the tragedy. Dawood provides her opinion of the flawed expedition, stating how the submarine sinking nearTitanicwas a sign of “history[repeating] itself” (viaTV Insider).
Meanwhile, Netflix’sTitan: The OceanGate Disasterexplores how the ignored safety warnings about the submarine’s structure had a large impact on not only the five victims, but those who attempted to express their concerns to the company. In the documentary, former Director of Marine Operations, David Lochridge, reveals how he was fired from OceanGate and later sued by the company for filing a complaint about its safety (viaMovieDelic). While both the Netflix and Max documentaries offer different aspects, they bothprovide harrowing insight into the 2023Titansubmarine implosion.
Sources:GeekWire,The Guardian,BBC,TV Insider,MovieDelic
Titan: The OceanGate Disaster
Titan: The OceanGate Disaster delves into the 2023 submersible tragedy, exploring the unchecked ambition and decision-making that led to catastrophe. Featuring firsthand accounts and expert insights, the film examines the ignored warnings and pervasive hubris within OceanGate, presenting a reflective investigation into the events that unfolded.
