Director James Cameron "had a bad feeling" about the submarine news.

The same tragedy as the Titanic, where warnings were ignored.

OceanGate, the operator of the Titanic sightseeing submersible Taitan, which was involved in the accident, has been repeatedly pointed out as "unsafe.

Director Cameron: "The Worst Times Ever Happen.
All five passengers, including OceanGate's CEO, were crushed to death. James Cameron, director of the movie "Titanic," told BBC News that he thought the worst was going to happen when the U.S. Coast Guard first announced that communication with the submarine had been lost.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced at a press conference last Thursday that debris from the submersible Titan was found about 500 meters from the Titanic.

The condition of the debris led the Coast Guard to speculate that there had been a "catastrophic crush.

Director Cameron said

intuition. When the submersible lost communication at 3,500 meters below sea level, we knew what had happened. Within minutes, everyone understood the significance of the loss of communication at that depth. So there was no search.

The U.S. Navy knew what it meant, too. The U.S. Navy also knew what it meant.

When they investigated the acoustics of the area where Titan's communication was lost, they detected a loud popping sound coming from the seafloor. The Navy believed from the sound that the Titan had been crushed and reported it to the Coast Guard. They reported it to the Coast Guard, which reportedly limited the scope of the search.

Proper testing had not been conducted.
OceanGate has been repeatedly cited as a danger to the Titan, and in 2018, then-employee David Lochridge whistleblowed that the submersible had not been properly tested to ensure that it was safe to dive to the same depths as the Titanic.

OceanGate, in turn, fired Lochridge for leaking confidential information. The case was tried for wrongful termination, and in court, Lochridge claimed that

The paying passengers had no knowledge or knowledge that the submersible had not been fully tested, was made of materials that could ignite, and was still in the experimental stage," Lochridge commented.

He commented.

In the same year 2018, dozens of experts warned OceanGate's CEO about the safety of the system, saying it was in danger of crushing.

Director Cameron said he was unaware that OceanGate did not have a permit and

He was very skeptical about the technology OceanGate was using. I wouldn't get on that submersible myself," he said.

I wouldn't get on that submersible," he said.

Titanic is a badly constructed ship
Cameron has visited Titanic more than 30 times in submersibles, and he knows submersibles and Titanic so well that he has collaborated with the National Geographic Society and Rolex, a watchmaker, to produce a submersible.

This accident could be seen by people like me who have been doing research on the Titanic as simply ignoring the warnings. The reason why Titanic is sinking to the bottom of the ocean is not because the ship is heavy. It is because it is a poorly constructed ship. The captain knew there was an iceberg and ignored it. On a moonless night, the captain ignored it and kept going.

He commented that there are similarities between this accident and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, a disaster caused by ignoring warnings.

As a result of his concern, he boarded the ship.
Shahzada Dowd, a Pakistani businessman who boarded the Titanic with his son, was very excited about seeing the ship, while his son expressed some concerns beforehand.

Dowd's sister said that Dowd has always had a passion for the Titanic and was not surprised when they purchased tickets at 35 million yen each.

Since this sailing was on Father's Day, Mr. Dowd's son decided to participate despite his concerns because he wanted his father to be happy.

Mr. Dowd's sister was

I felt like I was watching a bad movie while being counted down. But I didn't know what on earth they were counting down for. Just thinking about them makes it hard to breathe. I never thought I would be in a situation where I couldn't breathe. I have never experienced anything like this before.

I have never experienced anything like this before," he said, expressing his sadness.

Also killed aboard the submersible were Paul-Henri Narjolais, a former French naval officer and Titanic expert, and businessman Hamish Harding, both of whom had been to space on the Blue Origin, founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2022.

The accident, which was operated despite the elements of concern and warnings and resulted in a tragedy, will likely continue to be investigated.