James Cameron breaks silence on deadly Titanic Five sub disaster and says it’s reminds him of Titanic sinking because the ‘captain was warned’ but ‘steamed full speed ahead’
Filmmaker James Cameron has broken his silence on the devastating submarine implosion 200 ft from the bow of the iconic wreck.
Director of the 1997 mega-hit movie based on the shipwreck tragedy Cameron said that the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of OceanGate’s Titan sub reminds him of the 1912 disaster.
Speaking to ABC News he said: ‘I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.’
It is the first time the director and self-confessed ‘submersible enthusiast’, has spoken publicly about the tragedy.
His comments come after OceanGate confirmed that all five passengers on the sub died ‘instantly’ in the implosion.
Director of The Titanic Cameron said that the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of OceanGate ‘s Titan sub that killed five men reminds him of the 1912 disaster
¿Titanic¿ director James Cameron on the ¿catastrophic implosion¿ of Titan submersible: ¿I¿m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.” pic.twitter.com/vO8JkCXS5f
— ABC News (@ABC) June 22, 2023
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