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What was the most poignant moment for you personally that truly touched your life about the disaster and being able to see the wreckage for yourself?

One question I've always wanted to ask...

The bow is buried in mud about 60 feet from the keel right?

The part that's buried includes the area that would have struck the iceberg. How come explorers have never taken a fleet of ships over there with towable .. water-jets lets say.. or something like the ROV's propulsion systems but larger, and start at one end, and blow all the sediment out of the way? Obviously it would take several trips and many hours, but it's an unmanned undertaking! Basically you'd just have crews round the clock in shifts "steering" these devices and clearing the sides of the hull until after obviously many hours worth of effort would eventually clear the front end free.

Then... and only then you can send people back down there and film it in HD like crazy and put the damaged area to bed once and for all. If you're going to do it, you need to consider doing it ASAP before the ship pulls a Lusitania and collapses in on itself, ultimately ruining the structure that's still relatively intact.

You DO know the rudder was NOT too small right?

That is a myth that is busted by suppressed witness statements and the Olympic Class' own performance during sea trials. They didn't see the iceberg until they were less than 900 feet away. They turned the rudder immediately and the crew stated that the engines weren't able to go into full reverse until the collision started so the "dirty" wash over the rudder didn't make any sort of impact.

The Olympic class begins to turn almost immediately before engines are slowed in order to reverse. In the distance stated in official reports,and the distance depicted in the film the Titanic would have cleared the iceberg with plenty or room to spare. Seeing as the Titanic had no trouble swinging the stern around after the collision began, it does NOT fit with the theory that reversed engines hampered her turning ability.

A two point turn like that could be accomplished by the Olympic class in 25 seconds rather than 37 seconds as has been believed for a century. She was MUCH closer than most than the official story states. She performed as she should have. It was entirely human error, and not rudder performance that lead to her demise and the loss of over 1,500 people.

In a documentary it is proposed that the Titanic was switched out for her sister ship the Olympic because the Olympic had been in a collision with a British Cruiser and the keel was bent and would not pass a future Maritime Inspection and was considered totaled. The closing 5 minutes of this documentary shows that the port side bow nameplate has rusted and under the riviited nameplate a portion had fallen off and the letters YMP appear under the Titanic nameplate. This was supposedly discovered by a French dive a few years ago. What is your take on this?

Mr Cameron, it is said you are a stickler for detail and authenticity. Have you had a chance to examine John Chatterton, Richie Kohler and Roger Long's data that the Titanic broke apart at a much lower angle than previously believed? You dismissed Roger Long's theory early on- do you still feel he was incorrect? It stands to reason that the stern followed the bow in fairly short order to the bottom of the sea, merely sinking without standing on end as so dramatically portrayed in your movie. In light of such compelling evidence, would you have filmed the movie to depict a more realistic yet maybe less sensational sinking of the Titanic?

What was the most difficult aspect of the Titanic to reproduce for the film?

How did the animators reconstruct the computer-graphic demonstration of the Titanic hull breakup--was it already computerized before you made the movie?

Besides having made a multi-million dollar movie, how do you think that we could best commemorate the lives of those lost in that great tragedy?

Did you have any relatives on the Titanic, and how many of the survivors/relatives of survivors have you met personally?

James, I just want to thank you for making such an excellent movie--I loved all aspects of it; the acting, special effects, music, sets, and the attention to detail you so lavishly displayed. I've seen the movie many times now. Bravo!

In researching more information on the current condition of the Titanic on BING, I came across tow references regarding a possible ruse by White Star concerning substituting a damaged sister ship for the Titanic's voyage, the RMS Olympic. Different links claim that the sea has exposed engraved letters "lym"on the stern of the ship where the Titanic letters have been lost to the ocean.

Having never heard this supposed cover up claim, I'm 77 yrs old, a PhD and a history major, I'm curious if there has been any investigation to dispute these claims.

Thank you.

Mr. Cameron, I was so impressed with your research and deep interest in the Titanic when I watched the National Geographic special this last week. You are a totally dedicated person and have allowed millions of others to share in this fascinating piece of history by your effort. My question is, why don't you as a wealthy individual buy or be part of a group that ends up buying the artifacts, related intellectual property, intangibles and salvor rights that are being auctioned/sold by RMS Titanic, Inc? I just can't fathom your not being interested or any ultimate buyer not wanting you to be part of the team.

You have become such a visible player of both the Titanic exploration, as well as going to the deepest parts of the Ocean. My question is a three-parter: 1) Did you have this interest prior to filming The Abyss as well as Titanic? 2) What kinds of emotions and feelings did you get the first time the wreck came into view? and 3) What was it like to know that you had touched down on the deepest point on Earth? Have more men walked on the moon then made that trip? And solo, no less!!! As somebody who grew up living in the documentaries of Cousteau, I am so very impressed by your endeavours!!

I think the question about the sinking of the Titanic is the most over answered question in the history of mankind other than the subject of creation vs big bang. We know what sank the Titanic. If we were looking for bodies as a recovery effort, it might be worth the effort and expense. If we were still building ships like this, we may be able to use the info to improve the construction, but we are not.

So my question is, why piss this money away, trying to understand something that is absolutely useless to anyone, other than a few glory hounds seeking a feather in their own cap. There are many good worthwhile causes deserving of attention, and desperately in need of monies. Please allow these souls to rest in peace, and the Titanic to give way to nature's call. I would much rather hear of James Cameron donating some of his millions to build and maintain recreation centers for childrens activities and fund soup kitchens for the coming deluge of victems of Obama's economy.

What didn't you reference the ship SS Californian in the movie. It had a huge part in story on the night of the sinking. So much so that The Titanic's Captain Edward Smith felt the ship was close enough that he ordered the first lifeboats launched on the port side to row over to the ship, drop off the passengers, and come back to the Titanic for more. The lights of the ship were seen from her lifeboats throughout the night. But the film does not mention this ship at all why not?