ITN Productions’ new Channel 5 documentary uses exclusive audio and rarely-seen footage of Titanic dives to learn lessons from Titan tragedy

ITN Productions' new Channel 5 documentary uses exclusive audio and rarely-seen footage of Titanic dives to learn lessons from Titan tragedy

• Never-before-heard audio from the Canadian Air Force of the banging detected during the search and recovery of the sub.
• Rarely-seen footage from Arthur Loibl's previous Titan expeditions
• A scale version of the submersible for drama-reconstruction sequences
• Includes contributors, Dan Walker - 5 News Presenter; Dik Barton, former president of RMS Titanic Inc and the first British man ever to dive the Titanic, Arthur Loibl - one of the first men to travel to the Titanic wreck in Oceangate's Titan submersible

LONDON, THURSDAY 22nd February 09.00: ITN Production's 2 x 60' documentary The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute will air on March 6 & 7 at 21.00 on Channel 5, a year after the extraordinary mission to rescue the five people trapped inside the missing submersible gripped the world.

The two-part documentary creates a detailed picture of events surrounding the submersible's expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, assesses the scale of the mission and asks what lessons have been learned from the tragedy.

The documentary plays never-before-heard audio from the Canadian Air Force of the banging detected during the search and recovery of the sub.

Reports of the banging sounds only emerged late on the Tuesday - day two of the search - and were confirmed on Wednesday. But the Canadian Air Force reveals they heard the banging from day one of the search (Monday morning) and heard it on every search flight. Former British Submarine Commander, Ryan Ramsey, explains the role these sounds played in the search for the sub.

Other contributors include 5 News presenter, Dan Walker, who hosted Titan: Lost at Sea live on Channel 5 as the search and rescue mission was underway, as well as exclusive interviews with deep-sea diving experts.

Former president of RMS Titanic Inc and the first British man ever to dive the Titanic, Dik Barton, shares rarely-seen footage of his dives to the historic wreck and sheds light on the safety procedures required to keep divers safe in one of the dangerous environments on the planet.

Barton interrogates the validity of these missions with 'civilians' and how the tragedy has impacted the industry that allows the super-rich access to extreme activities.

Arthur Loibl was one of the first men to travel to the Titanic wreck in Oceangate's Titan submersible. He shares rarely-seen footage from his previous Titan expeditions and describes what it feels like to be over two-miles underwater

A scale version of the sub was created for drama-reconstruction sequences as actors re-trace the submersible's journey.