Titanic film director James Cameron has criticised the organisers of the submersible trip to see the wreckage of the ocean liner and the "prolonged and nightmarish" search for survivors, which he called a charade.
The 68-year-old said he predicted the implosion days before debris from the missing vessel was found and said families of the five passengers on-board have been given 'false hope' during the search.
Referring to the organisation of the trip, Mr Cameron compared this week's tragedy to the actual Titanic disaster, where the captain repeatedly ignored warnings about an incoming iceberg and decided to carry on at high speed, leading to thousands of people losing their lives in the water.