A Newcastle-based deep ocean and science consultancy has developed a connection with Hollywood director James Cameron.
Armatus Oceanic, which is based in the National Centre for Subsea and Offshore Engineering in Wallsend, featured the Avatar filmmaker on the company podcast, The Deep-Sea Podcast. Best known for his films such as The Terminator and Titantic, Mr Cameron is an Oscar-winning director who has recently seen the release of science fiction epic Avatar: The Way of Water.
Mr Cameron's own interest in oceanography has led him to travel alone to the deepest known part of the seabed - the Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench. Armatus chief executive officer Prof Alan Jamieson is a leading authority on this area, known as hadal science, and discussed the nature of deep ocean exploration technology with the director.
