OceanGate Submarine Tragedy That Killed 5 Important Figures to Be Filmed

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Rachel Carisa Oswandi

The tragic incident of the OceanGate Titan submarine that shook the world will be made into a film. Public attention was drawn to the many anomalies found in the tragedy involving a submarine worth hundreds of dollars or billions of rupiah. Starting from the specifications of the submarine, which is considered unworthy of being called a submarine, to the lack of inspection of ship safety standards. MindRiot Entertainment, together with producer E. Brian Dobbins, will immortalize the tragedy in a film. 

The OceanGate Titan submarine was reported missing in the Atlantic Ocean during a tourist tour to the location of the Titanic wreckage on June 18, 2023. The latest news is that all five passengers of the OceanGate submarine were declared dead because the submarine exploded at the bottom of the sea near the location of the Titanic wreckage. Even the CEO of OceanGate, named Stockton Rush, became a victim of this tragic event. 

Reportedly, the film will be a tribute to the victims and everyone involved in the tragedy. In addition, the film will also delve deeper into the chronology of events that will reveal the true truth. The exact release date of the film has not yet been announced, as it is still in the process of being made. While waiting, let's find out more about the OceanGate ship tragedy and the facts about the making of the film!

1. About OceanGate

OceanGate Submarine (reuters.com/OceanGate Expeditions)

Reported by Liputan6.com, OceanGate was founded in 2009, focusing on improving access to the sea through next-generation innovations of manned submarines and launch platforms, quoted from the company's official website. The company was founded by Stockton Rush and is located in Everett, Washington.

According to information available on the company's website, OceanGate has launched expeditions to the wreckage of the Titanic since 2021. This expedition can accommodate five people, consisting of one pilot and four crew members, who will ride the submarine to a depth of about 13,000 feet below the sea surface. According to the site, the cost for this tour is approximately USD 250,000 per person or equivalent to IDR 3.74 billion with an assumed exchange rate of 14,964 Indonesian Rupiah per US Dollar.

In the tragedy that killed the CEO, the OceanGate Submarine used was called Titan. The submarine was operated with a video game controller similar to the one used in the US Navy submarines that use an Xbox 360 controller. 

2. Chronology of the OceanGate Tragedy

Submarine Passengers (japantimes.co.jp)

The public was shocked by the news of the disappearance of the OceanGate Titan submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, which was on a tourist tour to the Titanic wreckage site on June 18, 2023. The number of passengers on the ship was only 5 considering the small capacity of the ship.

OceanGate CEO, Stockton Rush, 61, died in the ship tragedy along with four other passengers, namely British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, and Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, a former French navy diver.

According to Liputan6.com, the tragic incident began with the loss of contact between the OceanGate Titan submarine and the surface support ship. The dive, which started at 9 a.m., did not receive any signs of resurfacing. On Tuesday (20/6/2023), a glimmer of hope was found from the search team's report, which heard an explosion sound every 30 minutes, although the source of the sound was still unclear.

Unfortunately, on Thursday (22/6/2023), the ship was found exploded by the US Coast Guard. The debris of the ship was found near the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

3. OceanGate Film Production

OceanGate Submarine (smithsonianmag.com/Becky Kagan Schott)

The attention received from the incident that killed the 5 important figures has attracted filmmakers to produce a work that highlights the tragedy of the OceanGate Titan submarine. MindRiot Entertainment, along with producer E.Brian Dobbins, who produced the film THE BLACKENING, will work on the film about the incident. Dobbins will be the co-producer and Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey will be the screenwriters. 

This film will highlight important periods in the tragedy that include before, during, and after the 5-day tragedy. The writer, Jonathan Keasey, mentioned that his goal in making this film is to reveal the truth and pay tribute to everyone involved in the OceanGate tragedy.

"Our film will not only honor everyone involved in the submarine tragedy, and their families, but will also serve as a platform that highlights further macro issues about the nature of the current media," said Keasey as quoted from Deadliners.

Keasey also added, "What is important is the truth. And the world deserves to know the truth, always, not the sensational bait that is fed to us by people who want to be famous for a while. Life is not black and white. Life is complicated. There are uncertain things. There are always uncertain things," he said.

(kpl/rcl)