"Like a lunatic in Work today counting down till the channel 5 documentary on the titan sub tonight. "Pretty tacky sensationalizing and profiting off of tragedy because you can," added voiced excitement for the special. "They already made a doc! They ain’t even out of air yet!" Twitter user Mercer Morrison wrote.Īnother user called the decision to air on the day the five people on board were expected to run out of oxygen "depravity at its finest." The timing of the news special has been criticized on social media. USA TODAY has reached out to Walker's rep.Ī post shared by ITN Productions oxygen levels run out: Prospects dire for 5 passengers on missing Titanic sub Channel 5, ITN receiving backlash for fast-turn production on Titan sub " experts discuss breaking new developments in the hunt for the missing submersible live tonight."
"Titanic Sub - Lost at Sea on at 7pm LIVE," the caption reads. Walker shared a post made by to his Instagram story promoting the program. On board are a British explorer, a father and son from a prominent Pakistani business family, a French Titanic expert and the CEO of OceanGate, the Washington state-based company that operates the vessel. The 22-foot vessel was on a dive to the site of the Titanic when it lost contact with its support ship Sunday. The special is being presented by Channel 5 host Dan Walker and produced by ITN, an Oscar-nominated production company that specializes in "non-fiction content" with a short turn-around period made for British broadcasters. Members of the public have slammed the program due to its timing. ET, hours after The Titan had been expected to run out of oxygen.
ITN's "Titanic Sub: Lost at Sea" is scheduled to air on Britain's Channel 5 on Thursday at 2 p.m. An upcoming news special on the Titan submersible, which vanished after losing signal days ago, is sparking backlash for its timing while crews continue to search for the vessel at sea.
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