James Cameron into The Abyss

Cameron, whose movies The Abyss and Titanic both dealt with deep sea subjects, is readying his new sub for a solo dive to the deepest place on Earth.  He will pilot the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER nearly 7 miles down to the bottom of Challenger Deep - the deepest spot in the Mariana Trench.

Although Cameron will set the record for the deepest solo dive in his high-tech craft, he will not be the first visitor to the bottom of the ocean.  Way back in 1960, the US Navy sent down two men, though because of kicked-up sediment they were not able to observe much from the depths.  This time, more than 50 years later, the plan is to spent 6 hours on the bottom.


The expedition is supported by The National Geographic Society and Rolex.