Director and oceanographer James Cameron said Friday that the design of the imploded Titan submersible was "critically flawed," calling the construction of the vessel an "insidious" mistake.
Cameron, a nautical expert known for directing the film "Titanic" and also for voyaging to the deepest point in the world, Challenger Deep, told "Good Morning America" that it was "only a matter of time" before tragedy struck. The director's comments came after confirmation that the submersible, which disappeared last weekend during a deep-sea expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic, had suffered a total implosion, resulting in the deaths of all five passengers onboard.
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