Well, That Was Fast: An OceanGate Documentary Called Titanic Sub: Lost at Sea Is Already in the Works

What are disasters if not content for our collective masochism? Like clockwork, a documentary is already in the works about the disastrous OceanGate expedition that risked the lives of five men.

Titled Titanic Sub: Lost at Sea, the fast-turnaround documentary is already in development and scheduled to air on U.K. Channel 5 this Friday, Philippine time. Presented by news host Dan Walker, the ITN-produced documentary will dissect the Titan submersible disaster, the global obsession with Titanic, and the rise of extreme tourism.

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This means that by this weekend, those fascinated with the OceanGate disaster won’t have to scroll through TikTok to find the latest footage of all things OceanGate. It’ll all be available in the upcoming documentary by Channel 5 and ITN.

“This program will chart everything from the exploration itself, to the rise of extreme tourism, to the rescue attempts, but above all it will tell a very human story that has captured the nation which is about five people, all with families, who are trapped at the bottom of the ocean,” said Ian Rumsey, managing director of content for ITN. “Our expertise and heritage in fast-turnaround documentaries and reputation for responsible filmmaking means we always treat such stories with great sensitivity.”

For three days, U.S. government agencies and deep-sea experts have been conducting a rescue mission to save the five people trapped in the OceanGate submersible. They are British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, British businessman Hamish Harding, former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush. The Titan submersible carrying the five passengers went missing in the Atlantic Ocean just two hours into its expedition to the Titanic wreck, and experts believe that the vehicle will run out of oxygen by Friday morning.

The disaster has caught global attention, but from many perspectives, this disaster was just waiting to happen. For years, the deep-sea community warned OceanGate of its safety risks, but the company persisted with its unregulated and uncertified expeditions. The ITN production will be just the first of many documentaries of the disaster, and the entire fiasco hasn’t even concluded. But our real question is, how long will it take before Netflix calls dibs on the TV adaptation?