Filmmaker James Cameron, who has completed 33 dives to the Titanic wreck, also said he wished he sounded the alarm on OceanGate's technology earlier.
"I thought it was a horrible idea. I wish I'd spoken up, but I assumed somebody was smarter than me, you know, because I never experimented with that technology," he said.AdvertisementThe director said the industry standard is to make pressure hulls out of contiguous materials such as steel, titanium, ceramic or acrylic, which are better for conducting tests.
"We celebrate innovation, right? But you shouldn't be using an experimental vehicle for paying passengers that aren't themselves deep ocean engineers," Cameron said.James Cameron posing with Titanic stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio after winning several Golden Globe Awards in 1998 Cameron also noted the similarities between the Titan and the Titanic, saying both tragedies were preceded by unheeded warnings.
"Here we are again," Cameron said."And at the same place. Now there's one wreck lying next to the other wreck for the same damn reason."Cameron became a deep-sea explorer in the 1990s while researching and making blockbuster Titanic, and is part owner of Triton Submarines, which makes submersibles for research and tourism.
Titanic, the 1997 film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, won 11 Academy Awards and earned more than $2.25bn worldwide.
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