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Titanic director Cameron goes to bottom of Lake Baikal

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The director of the blockbusters Avatar and Titanic, James Cameron, gave himself an unusual 56th birthday present.

The director of the blockbusters Avatar and Titanic, James Cameron, gave himself an unusual 56th birthday present. He went to the bottom of Lake Baikal on the Mir-1 submersible. The director received a certificate and medal from the participants of the Mir scientific expedition.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankThe director of the blockbusters Avatar and Titanic, James Cameron, gave himself an unusual 56th birthday present.
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The director of the blockbusters Avatar and Titanic, James Cameron, gave himself an unusual 56th birthday present.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankHe went to the bottom of Lake Baikal on the Mir-1 submersible. The director received a certificate and medal from the participants of the Mir scientific expedition.
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He went to the bottom of Lake Baikal on the Mir-1 submersible. The director received a certificate and medal from the participants of the Mir scientific expedition.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankCameron arrived at Baikal on Sunday, August 15. During the first day of his stay in Irkutsk Region, Siberia, he was taken to the Mir research submersible, which was to take him to the bottom of the world’s deepest lake. Cameron was also invited to breakfast by Governor Dmitry Mezentsev. Photo: James Cameron on Lake Baikal.
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Cameron arrived at Baikal on Sunday, August 15. During the first day of his stay in Irkutsk Region, Siberia, he was taken to the Mir research submersible, which was to take him to the bottom of the world’s deepest lake. Cameron was also invited to breakfast by Governor Dmitry Mezentsev. Photo: James Cameron on Lake Baikal.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankCameron spent four and a half hours under water during his dive to the bottom of Baikal, reaching a maximum depth of 1,380 meters (4,500 feet). Photo: James Cameron and Yevgeny Chernyaev, captain of the Mir-2 sub, in the operator’s cabin of the vessel where the Mir research team is based.
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Cameron spent four and a half hours under water during his dive to the bottom of Baikal, reaching a maximum depth of 1,380 meters (4,500 feet). Photo: James Cameron and Yevgeny Chernyaev, captain of the Mir-2 sub, in the operator’s cabin of the vessel where the Mir research team is based.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankCameron got acquainted with the Mir research team in 1997 when the Russian scientists took part in shooting parts of Titanic. Photo: director James Cameron and Mir-2 Sub Captain Yevgeny Chernyaev with his daughter.
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Cameron got acquainted with the Mir research team in 1997 when the Russian scientists took part in shooting parts of Titanic. Photo: director James Cameron and Mir-2 Sub Captain Yevgeny Chernyaev with his daughter.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankThe Mir scientific and research expedition on Baikal began in 2008. Scientists explore the ecosystem, flora and fauna and tectonic processes on the basin of the lake. Photo: James Cameron in the village of Lystvyanka on Lake Baikal.
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The Mir scientific and research expedition on Baikal began in 2008. Scientists explore the ecosystem, flora and fauna and tectonic processes on the basin of the lake. Photo: James Cameron in the village of Lystvyanka on Lake Baikal.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Vlasov / Go to the mediabankRecently the Mir-1 and Mir-2 deep submersibles dived near the St. Petersburg mud volcano in Lake Baikal. They discovered a new form of organic compound, which is yet to be classified. Photo: James Cameron and the members of the Mir expedition who worked with the famous director during the shooting of the Titanic.
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Recently the Mir-1 and Mir-2 deep submersibles dived near the St. Petersburg mud volcano in Lake Baikal. They discovered a new form of organic compound, which is yet to be classified. Photo: James Cameron and the members of the Mir expedition who worked with the famous director during the shooting of the Titanic.
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