Andre Yoskowitz
3 Jun 2010 13:59
Unless you have been on the island featured in "Lost" for the last month you have undoubtedly heard or read of the tragic oil spill caused by BP in the Gulf of Mexico.
Director James Cameron, the man behind the biggest grossing movies of all-time, Avatar and Titanic, is also an avid deep-sea explorer, and recently offered his help to BP in efforts to combat the spill which is leaking, depending on whom you listen to, up to 9 barrels per second.
Apparently, BP did not want his help.
"Over the last few weeks I've watched, as we all have, with growing horror and heartache, watching what's happening in the Gulf and thinking those morons don't know what they're doing," Cameron said. It is unclear who "those morons" are, but it's safe to say he likely means both the underwater team as well as the executives.
Cameron has "worked extensively with robot submarines and is considered an expert in undersea filming," says Reuters, but BP still "graciously" turned down his offer.
The spill, which has quickly become the worst in U.S. history, continues to gush oil into the ocean, from a well one mile below the surface.
Says Cameron: "I know really, really, really smart people that work typically at depths much greater than what that well is at. Most importantly, they know the engineering that it requires to get something done at that depth."