Titanic director James Cameron knew about the sub’s fate since Monday

Plus: Tiny but powerful Mach 5 ramjet engine could make drones supersonic soon The news of the implosion of the Titan submersible and the death of its five passengers has sent shockwaves across the world. But, James Cameron, the director of the 1997 film Titanic, says he was not surprised when the news broke on Thursday. Cameron who has dived into the Titanic wreck area 33 times says that he knew about a possible implosion on Monday itself. When he learned that the Titan had lost comms and lost tracking simultaneously, the only scenario he could come up with was an implosion. We have more details in our [Must Read article](. Plus, our [video of the day]( looks at the crucial design flaws that may have contributed to this loss. Good morning. I’m Shubhangi, an Editorial Assistant at IE. This is the Blueprint. Let’s get into it. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers learned about several nuclear propulsion options for future spacecraft. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+]( today to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. VIDEO OF THE DAY [Titan implosion]( [How an engineering failure led to the titan submarine implosion]( Crucial design flaws are reported to be behind the implosion of the Titan submarine, raising questions about how this was allowed to happen. MUST READ [Titanic director knew about the implosion]( [Titanic director James Cameron knew about the sub's fate since Monday]( Titanic film director, James Cameron, who has dived to the Titanic wreck area 33 times himself, said he contacted people in the closed-knit deep submergence community as soon as he heard of the unfolding tragedy. He found out within about a half hour that they had lost comms and tracking simultaneously. 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