Search operations for the submarine that imploded during a “journey” to the wreck of the Titanic were nothing but a farce, said James Cameron, director of the film Titanic. He assumes that the authorities knew about the death of the crew. from the beginning. The statement came on Friday 23rd in an interview with the BBC.
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“There were no searches. When they finally got it [colocar] Down there was a device that could reach deep. They found it in a couple of hours. Probably within minutes”explained the director.
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“The submersible’s electronics are failing, the communications system is failing and the tracking transponder is failing at the same time because the submersible has disappeared,” the director said. “For me there was no doubt. I knew the sub was right under its last known position,” he adds.
Despite his fame directing films such as Terminator and Avatar, Cameron is one of the ocean’s most experienced submarine explorers and has visited the Titanic’s hull more than 30 times. He also studied physics at California State University.
Cameron still believes in the media’s intense reporting, which has been warning at all times the amount of available oxygen In the submersible there was only an “extended farce” that there was a chance of rescue.
The submarine named “Titan” owned by the operator Ocean Gate disappeared in the Atlantic last Sunday the 18th. The transport was carrying five people on a tourist expedition to view the wreckage of the famous Titanic shipwreck.
The deaths of the entire crew were confirmed by the US Coast Guard this Thursday afternoon, the 22nd. Cameron believes the Navy knew about the implosion from the start.
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