The filmmaker, who made more than 30 dives, some in the same area, lamented the losses and compared the event with what was portrayed in his film.
James Cameron, director of Titanic, on the tragedy of the mini submarine: “I am shocked by the similarities”
In the midst of the crisis confirmed the death of the five crew members mini ssubmarine Titan, James Cameron lamented the losses and said to be “shocked by the similarities” with the film he directed in 1998 about the sinking of the titanic. The adventurers died in the same place where the ship sank in 1912.
“I am shocked by the similarities to the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was warned repeatedly about the ice ahead and yet sped at top speed against the glacier on a moonless night“, analyzed the film director in an interview with ABC News. The filmmaker indicated that after 33 dives made by himselfsome in that place, are well aware of the dangers of exploration in the depths.
Cameron noted that, again, “several people died in a similar tragedy, where the warnings were not heeded, and in exactly the same place” something that “with all the underwater exploration in the world” to happen right there seems to him “is something that amazes”. “It’s really quite surreal,” added the film director.
The award-winning filmmaker also took the opportunity to offer his condolences about Paul-Henry Nargeolet“the legendary French submarine pilot”, who he died on the Titan and was a friend of his. “He has known PH for 25 years and that he died in this tragic way is something almost impossible to process for my”he assured.
“I’ve been down there many times and I know it very well,” Cameron told and even revealed that, according to his calculations, he spent “more time there than the same captain of the Titanic in his time”. Finally, he analyzed that, as submarine designerunderstands “the engineering problems that are associated with building these types of vehicles and all the security protocols that you have to go through.”
The US Coast Guard says the wreckage found confirm an implosion of the submarine due to the pressure the submersible was under In the deep sea. The five passengers who were going to see the remains of the Titanic “probably died quickly, without suffocation or suffering.”
The remains found in the Atlantic Ocean “are compatible with the catastrophic loss of the submersible” Titan, Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said Thursday. “The wreckage is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the ship. We are going to keep looking but we don’t have an answer,” Mauger said at a press conference.
The implosion theory could be based on structural failures and the lack of supervision that the submarine would suffer. David Lochridge, former OceanGate director of maritime operationspresented a report in 2018 where he explained that the Titan was not classified by any official entity and that quality control problems were reported.
Source: Ambito
