In multiple interviews yesterday, Titanic director James Cameron harshly criticized the OceanGate, the company that designed, built and operated the small submarine Titan, which officials now believe suffered a “catastrophic implosion” as it dove down to tour the wreck of the Titanic.
Five people were killed as a result. Cameron has descended to the wreck over 30 times. He also designed and built his own submersible which he piloted solo 35,787 below sea level into the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific.
That’s about three times deeper than where Titanic wreck sits. The 2014 film Deepsea Challenge 3D documented the accomplishment.
Cameron’s sub was also experimental, but the director stressed that he did not take on passengers. The dive was a chance he took on himself without allowing anyone else to share that risk.
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