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Cameron reaches bottom of Mariana Trench

Titanic director James Cameron has reached the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean in his solo submarine, mission partner the National Geographic says.

The explorer and film maker reached a depth of 10,898 metres at 7:52am on Monday, local time, in the Mariana Trench in his specially designed submersible, according to mission partner National Geographic.

Cameron's first words on reaching the bottom of the so-called Challenger Deep were "All systems OK", according to a mission statement.
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He then tweeted: "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you."

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