害羞草研究所淭itanic害羞草研究所� director James Cameron says turned into a 害羞草研究所渘ightmarish charade害羞草研究所� that prolonged .

Cameron told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Friday that he 害羞草研究所渇elt in my bones害羞草研究所� that the had been lost soon after he heard it had lost contact with the surface during its descent to the wreckage of the ocean liner at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

He said focus in the media over the next few days about the submersible having 96 hours of oxygen supply 害羞草研究所� and that banging noises had been heard 害羞草研究所� were a 害羞草研究所減rolonged and nightmarish charade.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭hat was just a cruel, slow turn of the screw for four days as far as I害羞草研究所檓 concerned,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淏ecause I knew the truth on Monday morning.害羞草研究所�

The Titan launched at 8 a.m. on Sunday, and was reported overdue that afternoon about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John害羞草研究所檚, Newfoundland. On Thursday, U.S. Coast Guards said debris had been found on the ocean bed. Authorities said all five people aboard the submersible died when the vessel imploded.

Cameron, who has made more than 30 dives to the wreckage of the Titanic, said he knew an 害羞草研究所渆xtreme catastrophic event害羞草研究所� had happened as soon as he heard the submersible had lost navigation and communications during its descent.

害羞草研究所淔or the sub害羞草研究所檚 electronics to fail and its communication system to fail, and its tracking transponder to fail simultaneously 害羞草研究所� sub害羞草研究所檚 gone,害羞草研究所� he told the British broadcaster.

害羞草研究所淔or me, there was no doubt. I knew that sub was sitting exactly underneath its last known depth and position, and that害羞草研究所檚 exactly where they found it. There was no search. When they finally got an ROV down there that could make the depth, they found it within hours. Probably within minutes.害羞草研究所�

The filmmaker has been an oceanography enthusiast since childhood and has made dozens of deep-sea dives, including one to the deepest point on Earth 害羞草研究所� the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

Cameron said that 害羞草研究所渙ne of the saddest aspects of this is how preventable it really was.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淲e now have another wreck that is based on, unfortunately, the same principles of not heeding warnings,害羞草研究所� he said.

Deep-sea explorers have voiced concerns about OceanGate Expeditions害羞草研究所� Titan submersible, saying it was too experimental to carry passengers.

OceanGate co-founder Guillermo S枚hnlein told Times Radio that chief executive Stockton Rush, who was one of those onboard the Titan, was 害羞草研究所渆xtremely committed to safety.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淗e was also extremely diligent about managing risks, and was very keenly aware of the dangers of operating in a deep ocean environment,害羞草研究所� said S枚hnlein , who no longer works for OceanGate.

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