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James Cameron Denies He’s in Talks to Make OceanGate Film After Titanic Sub Tragedy
James Cameron denies rumors that he is in talks about making a film about OceanGate who built and operated the Titan submersible.
On 15 July, almost a month after the small tourist sub from OceanGate Expeditions imploded underwater off the coast of Newfoundland while diving into the wreckage of the famous Titanic ship, killing all five passengers, including the company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, the director of the Oscar-winning blockbuster Titanic stated on Twitter.
“I don’t usually respond to offensive rumours in the media, but I have to now,” Cameron tweeted. “I’m not in talks about making an OceanGate film, nor will I ever be.”
In the days following the catastrophe, the Oscar winner personally conducted 33 dives to the Titanic’s wreckage and expressed his insights on the submersible implosion in media interviews.
James Cameron denies rumors that he is in talks about making a film about OceanGate, who built and operated the Titan submersible.
“I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself,” Cameron said on June 22 to ABC News, “where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night—and many people died as a result.”
“For a very similar tragedy, where warnings went unheeded, to take place at the same site with all the diving that’s going on all around the world, I think it’s just astonishing,” the Avatar director continued, noting that the deep-sea exploration community had concerns about the Titan sub’s safety before the tragedy. It’s completely surreal.”
“Here’s a case starkly today, where the collective, we didn’t remember the lesson of Titanic—these guys at OceanGate didn’t,” the director added. “I just think it’s heartbreaking,” he added, “that it was so preventable.”
OceanGate’s social media accounts were deactivated earlier this month, and its website was modified to read, “OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.”
SOURCE – (AP)
