James Cameron on Titanic submersible tragedy: 'Felt it in my bones what had happened'

The OceanGate submersible, carrying five people on a mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic deep down in the Atlantic Ocean, met with a catastrophic implosion that led to its destruction after being lost at sea for days. Renowned filmmaker and experienced deep-sea explorer, James Cameron, known for his directorial masterpiece "Titanic," shared his insights on the tragedy stating he knew something was wrong the moment communications and navigation was lost together at the same time.

Cameron, 68, has extensively explored the depths of the ocean, including 33 visits to the Titanic site.

"They were on descent; they were at 3500 meters heading for the bottom at 3,800 metres. Comms were lost and navigation was lost," Cameron said. "And I said instantly you can't lose comms and navigation together without an extreme catastrophic event, a highly energetic catastrophic event. And the first thing that popped to mind was an implosion. So I felt it in my bones what had happened."

Cameron said he had predicted the implosion – the catastrophe that claimed the lives of those inside the sub.
Drawing a parallel to the original Titanic disaster, Cameron highlighted the striking similarities. "I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field," he said in an interview with CNN.

Reflecting on his personal experiences diving to the Titanic wreckage, Cameron talked about the allure of being present at the site.