Titan Sub Disaster | Cyclops

Lindsay Graham· Host0:00

American Scandal uses dramatizations that are based on true events. Some elements, including dialogue, might be invented, but everything is based on historical research. [gentle music] It's two thousand and six in Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington. Wendy Rush paces the deck of a small motorboat, her boots clacking against the fiberglass. It's a beautiful day. The late afternoon sun sends darts of light dancing over the waves, but Wendy barely notices. Her eyes are fixed on what's beneath the water. A cluster of bubbles appears, followed by a strange silhouette wobbling upward in the swell. Wendy leans forward as a bright yellow mini submersible rises to the surface. A moment later, its top hatch swings open, and her husband's head pops out. For the past few months, Stockton Rush has been building this thirteen-foot mini submersible using parts and blueprints obtained from a company in London. He insists it's safe, but Wendy couldn't shake the nerves when he took the sub under the waves for the first time half an hour ago. [submersible creaking] With a wide grin on his face, Stockton calls out from the sub. Oh, that was incredible. Incredible. Wendy throws him a rope, and Stockton loops it through a metal ring on the top of the yellow hull before throwing it back to her. She pulls him in.