James Cameron has started his descent to the ocean's deepest point (Updated)

ORIGINAL: DeepSeaChallenge

.@JimCameron is the first person in history to solo dive to the deepest place on Earth, a record 35,756ft/10,898m#deepseachallenge

"RELEASE, RELEASE, RELEASE!" @JimCameron's last words before starting the descent to the Mariana Trench

(Updated 3:23pm).@JimCameron just passed the #Titanic depth at around 4,305 meters #deepseachallenge
@JimCameron has started his descent to the ocean's deepest point. Stay tuned for updates from the deep.#deepseachallenge