James Cameron/the Titan submersible
James Cameron/the Titan submersible
  • James Cameron said the rescue operation for the OceanGate submersible victims morphed into something "crazy."
  • "We all knew they were dead," Cameron told "60 Minutes Australia" in an interview that aired on Sunday.
  • The Titanic expert added that the rescue then turned into a "beautiful media circus." 

A year on from the OceanGate implosion, filmmaker and Titanic expert James Cameron called the rescue operation "crazy" — because people involved in the rescue likely already knew that the victims were all dead.