The sinking of the Titanic was far more than a simple accident. It was a tragedy that could have been prevented. It was the result of a long chain of mistakes: a fatal series of avoidable human errors that sent the Titanic and more than half of her passengers to their watery graves. Based around the official inquiry held immediately after the event, plus evidence that's come to light since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985, National Geographic, in this drama-documentary special, answers the question: Who Sank the Titanic?
Production
Seamless blend of inquiry transcripts and wreck footage.
Direction
Reams builds dread without needing fictionalized melodrama.
Editing
Cuts between 1912 testimony and modern dives hit hard.
Director
Patrick Reams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1985 wreck discovery by Robert Ballard was technically a secret Cold War mission cover story — he found the Titanic while searching for two sunken nuclear submarines.
This documentary directly challenges James Cameron's 1997 film, which portrayed the disaster as fate; NGC argues it was entirely preventable human failure.
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