While preparing to shoot Titanic, he made several expeditions to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He saw with his own eyes the wreck of one of the most famous ships in the world. The Titanic sank in dangerous waters 600 kilometers off Newfoundland on the night of April 14-15, 1912. The ship’s side was damaged by an iceberg that was invisible on a moonless night, which led to its sinking. Over 1,505 people died, and stories about the disaster of one of the largest and “safest” cruise ships at that time captured the imagination of people around the world for years.
In numerous interviews, James Cameron recalled the expeditions to the bottom that he co-organized before and after the premiere of his film. One of the “trips” almost ended in tragedy.
James Cameron recalls expeditions to the bottom of the Titanic wreck
James Cameron had the opportunity to talk about expeditions to the bottom of the ocean on the occasion of the tragedy of another submarine, the implosion of which took the lives of five people. The director of “Titanic” recalled that one of his expeditions could also have ended tragically.
In 1995, Cameron was diving into the ocean depths for the third time when technical problems occurred.
Anatoly said “oh no”, and that’s not something you want to hear from the pilot, the director wrote in his memoirs.
The boat’s batteries were running low and two attempts to surface were unsuccessful. Underwater currents were pulling the boat deeper and deeper to the bottom. The ascent was achieved only when the current weakened – far from the wreck.
On the occasion of the tragedy aboard OceanGate this summer, Cameron warned all daredevils planning expeditions to the bottom in that area. He learned firsthand how treacherous this place is.
I have been there many times and I know the place very well. Diving to such depths is a dangerous activity. When you dive there, you have in the back of your mind that you could die there. I have dived into the Titanic in boats that were very proven with experienced crews, with no history of accidents. The place where the Titanic was immersed is a very dangerous place to dive – there are 8-10-story walls, rigging in which you can get entangled, and a lot of metal. We always dived into two boats so that the second one would always be a backup and could call for help if something happened to someone there – he said in an interview for ABC7.
Source: Gazeta
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