Titanic and Avatar: The Way of Water director James Cameron commented on the reports of a debris field found during the search for the missing Titan submersible. Cameron 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."
According to the US Coast Guard, the discovery suggests that the submersible experienced a “catastrophic implosion.” The debris found has been determined to be from the external body of the missing Titan. As a result, the five passengers on board are all presumed to be dead.
Cameron also has a fascination with the ocean and explored it in films such as Titanic and Avatar: The Way of Water. He has even taken many trips in deep-sea submersibles himself. Not only has Cameron visited the Titanic wreckage site, but he has also been on an expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Cameron’s personal obsession with the ocean has led some cast members of Avatar: The Way of Water to worry about his safety. Avatar star Sigourney Weaver voiced her fears for Cameron's safety following his expedition to the Mariana Trench. "We kept thinking, 'I hope he survives to make a new movie,'" Weaver said. The Mariana Trench is one of the deepest known locations on Earth and in March 2012, Cameron traveled seven miles below the water's surface to reach it. The Titanic director became the first person to complete the underwater valley adventure solo.
In total, Cameron has spent more hours on the sunken ship than Captain Smith, the captain of the RMS Titanic, himself. Seated around 2 miles under the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, Cameron has traveled 33 times to the ship's wreckage. His comments to ABC underline the importance of using proper safety measures when exploring the ocean. While people may worry about Cameron's safety on these trips it appears as though he believes these dives can be safe as long as potential warnings aren't ignored.
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