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Titanic expert and filmmaker James Cameron says the owners of the doomed OceanGate submersible “broke all the rules”, resulting in the deaths of the five onboard trying to find the world’s most famous shipwreck. The Titan submersible vanished two hours into its journey en route to the wreck of the Titanic on June 18 in the North Atlantic Ocean. Despite several investigations, the families still do not know how the tragedy happened.

Cameron, who directed the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, said the entire OceanGate mission should never have occurred in the first place. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “These guys broke the rules,” Mr Cameron told 60 Minutes on Sunday.



“It’s that simple. They should not have been legally allowed to carry passengers.” Its disappearance sparked a massive, multi-day search effort by the US Coast Guard, assisted by Canadian authorities.

All five on board – OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet as a guide, and three paying passengers: billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his teenage son Suleman – were instantly killed in the suspected implosion. Remnants of the sub, including its tail cone, were found about 490m from the hull of the Titanic on June 22, with the presumed human remains recovered days later. But as the first anniversary approaches, Mr Cameron said there was still much mystery surrounding the investiga.

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