James Cameron, who has dived to the Titanic wreck 30 times in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, is certain that the Titan ship exploded immediately upon hearing of its disappearance.
According to Yahoo, the Canadian filmmaker shared in an interview on June 23: 'We were informed that there was a big explosion at the same time the ship lost contact. A loud explosion was heard on the underwater sonar. Lost signal. Lost contact. I know what happened. The submarine exploded.'

The director later sent a letter to colleagues on Monday, saying we just lost some friends. 'Currently, the ship has shattered into pieces at the bottom of the ocean,' he wrote in the letter.
James Cameron, who has dived to the Titanic wreck more than 30 times, wishes he had warned about the submarine earlier. Upon hearing that OceanGate was building a ship with a carbon fiber and titanium hull, the director had doubts about the safety of this type of adventure tourism.
'I think it's a terrible idea. I wish I had spoken up, but I think someone smarter than me, you know, because I've never tested that technology, but on the surface it sounds terrible,'' James Cameron told Reuters.
Upon hearing of the disappearance, Mr. Cameron vehemently criticized Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, for never certifying the tourist submarine as safe. The director emphasized that Mr. Rush often cites certification as a barrier to innovation.
Director James Cameron's statement comes amid reports that underwater microphones of the US Navy detected the Titan submarine explosion several days prior, but this information was only disclosed on June 22nd.


On the morning of June 23rd, the US Coast Guard confirmed that 5 individuals aboard a missing submarine had died in a tragic explosion. Rear Admiral John Mauger stated: 'This morning, an ROV from the Horizon Arctic vessel discovered the tailbone of the Titan submarine approximately 500m from the Titanic ship's bow on the seabed. The ROV subsequently found additional wreckage. After consulting with experts in the unified command, the wreckage is consistent with the catastrophic explosion due to high pressure. My deepest condolences go out to the families.'
