James Cameron says he figured days ago that the Titan submersible imploded, but hoped he was wrong
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says he figured soon after learning a Titanic-bound submersible was missing it had imploded and its occupants were dead – days before officials announced that very outcome.
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James Cameron on Titanic Tourist Submarine
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James Cameron says he figured days ago that the Titan submersible imploded, but hoped he was wrong
Structural pieces of OceanGate’s Titan submersible were discovered in a debris field near the wreck of the Titanic, a sign the submersible suffered a “catastrophic” event.
Titanic filmmaker James Cameron spoke out Thursday about the loss of the Titan submarine that had dived to explore the historic shipwreck. “Many people in the [deep-submergence engineering] communi…
"Titanic" director James Cameron speaks out after the missing sub tragedy. He said he was "struck by the similarity" of the submersible to the "Titanic" disaster.
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says he figured soon after learning a Titanic-bound submersible was missing it had imploded and its occupants were dead – days before officials announced that very outcome.
James Cameron had "no doubt" a catastrophic event had occurred after the Titan submersible lost contact. The Canadian filmmaker has made the dive to the TIitanic 33 times.
By Lisa Respers France and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — James Cameron, who directed the hit 1997 film “Titanic” and has himself made 33 dives to the wreckage, offered his thoughts Thursday after it was announced that a missing Titanic-bound submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing al…
'Titanic' director James Cameron says that OceanGate's Titan submersible deaths are ‘impossible to process’ and that passengers were likely warned just before implosion.
The Titanic director has made 33 dives to the shipwreck and visited ocean depths in a submersible he built himself. He compares OceanGate to the Titanic in that both ignored safety warnings.
“Titanic” director James Cameron blamed the vulnerable carbon fiber composite construction hull of the doomed OceanGate submersible for its tragic implosion on Friday.
The director and deep-sea explorer says for him, "there was no doubt" the sub had suffered a "catastrophic event" days before the tell-tale debris was discovered.
Cameron also said he was “struck by the similarity” between the implosion of the submersible and the 1912 wreck of the Titanic the submersible was exploring.
James Cameron, who directed the hit 1997 film “Titanic” and has himself made 33 dives to the wreckage, offered some thoughts Thursday after it was announced that a missing Titanic-bound submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing five people on board.
