Titanic director James Cameron has slammed OceanGate for its lax approach to building the ill-fated Titan submersible that imploded last year.
The world held its breath for 96 hours last June as the US Navy, the US Coast Guard and the Canadian Coast Guard launched a complex mission to find the doomed vessel before the five inhabitants ran out of oxygen.
James Cameron , best known for directing the hit film Titanic, claims OceanGate knowingly cut too many corners 'I've broke some rules to make this, I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering behind me... the carbon fibre and titanium, there's a rule you don't do that - well I did.' 'It's like somebody is making that sound and the fact that it is repeated, is really unusual,' former navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsey said in a Channel 5 documentary about the Titan that was released in March.
Showing a note that he claimed to have written the day after the Titan set off on its fateful voyage that read '9.25am, confirmed implosion', he told 60 Minutes Australia: 'The entire world waited with baited breath, talking about 96 hours of oxygen - We all knew they were dead. We already hoisted a glass, a toast, to our fallen comrades on Monday night.'
It said the 'need to contract two salvage missions to secure vital evidence and the extensive forensic testing required... led to necessary delays.' Numerous ocean explorers have declared they are confident undersea exploration can continue safely in a post-Titan world. He is set on taking the two-person submersible down to the depths to show people worldwide that 'while the ocean is extremely powerful, it can be wonderful and enjoyable and really kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way,' he told the Wall Street Journal.
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