James Cameronlambasted the multinational rescue effort carried out to reach the doomedTitan submersiblethat had five people onboard.
The legendary filmmaker said the owners ofOceanGate, the parent company ofTitan sub, “broke the rules” and cost the lives of all five people inside.
“We all knewthey were dead. We’d already hoisted a toast to our fallen comrades on [the] Monday night,” he said in an interview with60 Minutes Australia.
HighlightsJames Cameron criticized the multinational rescue effort for the doomed Titan submersible and felt it was unnecessaryThe Titan sub suffered a catastrophic implosion during its June 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreckThe sub’s owners, OceanGate, is believed to have broke safety rules, leading to the deaths of five people onboardThe Titanic filmmaker believes the U.S. Coast Guard followed a procedure that was torturous for the families involved
James Cameron said the multinational rescue effort to reach the doomed Titan submersible was unnecessary
Image credits:60 Minutes Australia
In June 2023, the OceanGate Titan submersible was on anexpedition to the Titanic wreck, the world’s most famous shipwreck.
The vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion during its descent, killing all five individuals aboard and raising serious concerns about safety standards.
James, who has completed more than 30 submersible dives to the Titanic wreck, slammed thesearch effortsthat unnecessarily kept the world “waiting with bated breath.”
“It just transformed into this crazy thing,” he said. “Everybody running around with their hair on fire when we knew rightwhere the sub was. Nobody could admit that they didn’t have the means to go down and look. So they were running all over the surface, and the entire world [was] waiting with bated breath.”
View this post on Instagram
When asked about whether he believed the U.S. Coast Guard lied, he replied: “I don’t think they lied.”
“Now, could it have been something else? One in a trillion,” he also said about the implosion-like sound that came around the same time the sub lost connection with the host ship.
The Hollywood director and undersea explorer provided new details in the search for answers about the Titan sub catastrophe in the below episode of 60 Minutes Australia:
The Oscar-winning director is well-versed in underwater mysteries and made arecord-breakingsolo dive to 35,787 feet to the deepest point on Earth in 2012. He is also believed to have spent more time at the Titanic wreck than the captain of the ill-fated ship himself.
“They didn’t have classification. Theoretically, they should not have been legally allowed to carry passengers,” he added.
Thanks! Check out the results:Donata Leskauskaite
Lei RV
News
