Titanic film director James Cameron also told CNN when he heard OceanGate was planning the deep-sea submersible with a composite carbon fiber and titanium hull, he thought it was a horrible idea.
Titanic director James Cameron has claimed he knew the missing OceanGate submersile had imploded and its occupants were dead on Monday.
“That seemed to me enough confirmation that I let all of my inner circle of people know that we had lost our comrades, and I encouraged all of them to raise a glass in their honour on Monday. "I tracked down some intel that was probably of a military origin, although it could have been research - because there are hydrophones all over the Atlantic - and got confirmation that there was loud noise consistent with an implosion," he explained. Adding that he felt "heart sick" from the outcome, Cameron added: "I've been living with it for a few days now, as have some of my colleagues in the deep submergence community.
Cameron also said he's not the only deep sea expert to have worked out what happened before the news was confirmed and it "certainly wasn't a surprise" when it was announced on Thursday that all five onboard were dead.
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