February 9, 2025 12:20 pm

James Cameron Says Tourist Sub Tragedy Is Strikingly Similar to the Titanic Disaster
James Cameron Says Tourist Sub Tragedy Is Strikingly Similar to the Titanic Disaster

James Cameron Says Tourist Sub Tragedy Is Strikingly Similar to the Titanic Disaster

The story of the Titan, OceanGate’s submersible that had been taking tourists to see the Titanic up close at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, didn’t have a happy ending. After the submersible went missing on Sunday, search and rescue teams continued to scour as much of the area as possible with the hopes of finding and saving those on board. All five occupants were presumed to be dead by Thursday morning when the emergency air supply system was estimated to have run out. Pieces of debris that have since been located on the ocean floor suggest that the sub was destroyed by an implosion, instantly killing all passengers.

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​James Cameron says he’s “struck” by how similar the loss of the Titan tourist sub is to the Titanic disaster itself. Read More