In a 2012 interview with The New York Times, Titanic director James Cameron warned anyone considering venturing into the ocean’s shallows as the search for a submersible near the famous ship’s wreck continues.
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“It’s one of the most unforgiving places on earth,” he said. It’s not like we can call the CAA to pick us up.”
The director addressed the topic eleven years ago when he himself took part in an expedition to the seabed.
After seven years of preparation, he dived almost 11 kilometers deep aboard a submarine more than seven meters long.
According to the New York Times, Mr. Cameron had accepted the risks associated with this trip to the seabed because of the tests his submersible had undergone, as well as the presence of onboard emergency systems in the event of a malfunction of the submersible. ‘Equipment.
“In general, the vehicle behaved like a champion,” he confided to the American media. Lots of power and although we lost one engine we still had 11 running so the extra systems approach worked well.”
This description of the submarine contrasts with that of the submarine that went missing near the remains of Titanic, which has been the subject of several criticisms and questions regarding its safety and its preparedness for the unexpected.
The director’s expedition led to the release of a 3D video documentary about what lies on the sea floor, released in 2014 for National Geographic.