At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the “unsinkable” R.M.S. Titanic disappeared beneath the waves, taking with her 1,500 souls. One hundred years later, new technologies have revealed the most complete and most intimate images of the famous wreck.
Striking new images from a recent expedition to the Titanic wreckage show the decay on the iconic ship's bow with a large section of railing now on the sea floor, as well as the discovery of a bronze statue from the ship that was feared lost forever. The railing – immortalized inJames...
to the underwater wreckage in the submersibleAlvin. Britannica Quiz Faces of Science Robert BallardRobert Ballard withHercules, a remotely operated vehicle used for underwater exploration. In 1989 Ballard established the JASON project, an educational program that used video and audio satellite feeds ...
Rusticles on the wreckage of the Titanic. Courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE ROV Hercules exploring the Titanic wreck The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hercules exploring the bow of the Titanic,... Courtesy of the Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Isla...
Did Titanic have a fatal design flaw? John Chatterton and Richie Kohler of "Deep Sea Detectives" dive the wreckage of Titanic's sister ship, Britannic, to investigate the possibility. WATCH NOW By:History.com Editors HISTORY.comworks with a wide range of writers and editors to create accurate...
The scan was carried out last year by Magellan Ltd, a deep-sea mapping company, in partnership with Atlantic Productions,Atlantic/Magellan The scan provides a three-dimensional view of the wreckage in its entirety, enabling the ship once known as"unsinkable"to be seen as if the water has bee...
“Mr. Titanic,” Paul-Henri Nargeolet, says no one at OceanGate offered condolences after her father perished aboard the submersible as it approached the wreckage of the Titanic on June 18, 2023. “My anger is mostly because no one from OceanGate contacted us to say we are sorry for your...
Wreckage discovery Additional information The air was buzzing with excitement ahead of the launch of the RMS Titanic on April 10, 1912. The new ship was the largest moving human-made object in the world. It had a number of innovative features, including remotely sealable compartments that led...
More recently, the Associated Press reports Titanic wreckage has been recovered with the ship’s unique construction identification number (CIN); the 401 being irrefutable evidence that it wasn’t an ill-fated cover up. That’s not all. It “is simply impossible to pass off a one-year-old...
OceanGate produced a collection of pictures and footage taken from the Titanic wreckage that is narrated by Rory Golden, a Titanic dive veteran and expert. No description available OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosionRead full article: OceanGate suspends all ...