James Cameron Speaks On Eerie Similarity Between The Titan Submersible & Titanic Sinking

James Cameron, the director of "Titanic," has finally spoken on the OceanGate disaster. Cameron noted the "uncanny parallel" between the real Titanic tragedy and the OceanGate situation. 

The Titan submersible first disappeared on June 18th while making a dive to view the remains of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard held a massive search and rescue operation, but its unfortunate implosion has been confirmed. OceanGate itself has confirmed that all five passengers in the submersible are presumed dead. 

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James Cameron, the director legend behind the 1997 "Titanic" film, has finally addressed the OceanGate submersible tragedy. The submersible was a vessel of five passengers that is believed to have imploded underwater while on a tourist visit to view the Titanic wreckage. 

Cameron spoke to ABC News about the tragedy and noted how similar the event was to the actual Titanic event. 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 on a moonless night—and many people died as a result."

The "Avatar" director also mentioned that there were concerns among the deep-sea exploration community regarding the submersible. He added, "For a very similar tragedy, where warnings went unheeded, to take place at the same exact site with all the diving that's going on all around the world, I think it's just astonishing. It's really quite surreal."

During Cameron's interview with ABC News, the director was particularly disturbed by the presumed death of his friend, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet. He said, "It's a very small community. For him to have died tragically in this way is almost impossible for me to process."

The submersible first disappeared on June 18th while on a visit to the infamous wreckage, which sank in 1912. Asides from Nargeolet, the other passengers include Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate itself; Hamish Harding, a British billionaire; Shahzada Dawood, a Pakistani businessman and his son, Suleman Dawood. 

After the submersible disappeared from radar, the U.S. Coast Guard began a large-scale search and rescue mission for the vessel. However, by June 22nd, it was confirmed that debris from the submersible had been found and was "consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber."

District commander Rear Adm., John Mauger of the First Coast Guard, held a press conference about the tragedy. He said, "This is an incredibly unforgiving environment down there on the sea floor. The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel."

OceanGate itself also released a statement earlier, saying that all the passengers "have sadly been lost." They called the men on board "true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure" and wrote that they all shared a "deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans."

The company continued its statement by sharing its condolences with the late passengers and their families. It read in part, "Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew."

The Coast Guard has stated that it's too early for them to determine what time the implosion occurred. They have placed sonar buoys in the area for the past couple of days but are yet to notice any incidents in the water during that time. 

The investigating officials emphasized that they would continue investigating the debris they found, which would help the passengers' families process the tragedy. 

Before the submersible's debris was found on the seafloor, the Coast Guard estimated that the passengers still had 96 hours of oxygen supply. This supply reportedly ran out in the early hours of June 22nd. The tragedy quickly became popular on social media, with many monitoring the countdown and making comments on the sad occurrence.