In a video broadcast on his social networks, James Cameron exposed his displeasure with the company’s results and made a comparison with the Titanic sinking and his desire to achieve something historic, which led him to failure.
In his analysis he mentions the use of incorrect materials for this ship, the lack of certification and even the greed to achieve something greater despite the warnings.
“There was concern for this team and this submarine a lot of concern, even to the point that I was not involved because I was filming. avatar 2“Commented the filmmaker. “Many experts met and wrote a letter to Ocean Gate and said you have to certify yourself, you can’t do that to people, it’s irresponsible and it could lead to a catastrophe, it’s tragic, horrible and unnecessary,” Cameron recalled. the way in which they questioned the shipping company.
‘OceanGate shouldn’t have been doing what it was doing. I wish I had been more vocal about that.’ Director James Cameron said he wishes he had sounded the alarm earlier about the submersible Titan that imploded on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage https://t.co/3qGkrHnZZz pic.twitter.com/vBiblJHEBt
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June 23, 2023
In his video he reflected on the same case of the Titanic that failed in its journey due to a comparable situation, in view of the box office. “Historically and socially, these are warnings that were ignored by that ship lying in the ocean, not because of the nature of its steel or that of its compartments, but simply because of poor seamanship. The captain was warned that there was an iceberg ahead, it was a moonless night and went on like this for whatever reason, I think there was some greed there was some glory in it”, he recalls regarding the story of the outcome of the Titanic, which he himself reproduced in a film at the end of the 90s, being one of the biggest box office successes in the history of cinema in the world.
“And here we are again and in the same place now there’s a wreck next to another wreck for the same damn reason,” Cameron concluded.