Ocean Floor Titanic Titanic Wreck Bodies
The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged.
Ocean floor titanic titanic wreck bodies. The bow is still recognisable with many preserved interiors despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor. Inside the lifeboat thought to be the last to leave the sinking ship were the decomposing bodies of three titanic passengers. Seventy three years after it sank to the north atlantic ocean floor a joint u s french expedition locates the wreck of the rms titanic the sunken liner was about 400 miles east of newfoundland. The white star line immediately chartered a ship to head out to the site of the titanic wreckage.
One photo shows a boat from oceanic being lowered another shows the. The wreck of the rms titanic lies at a depth of about 12 500 feet 3 8 km. While the assumption is that decades in the ocean would have led to total disintegration the discovery of the wreck of the titanic in 1985 also prompted a debate over whether there could be human remains embedded in the wreckage two and a half miles below the surface of the atlantic. The titanic s last lifeboat.
When recovery ships arrived numerous bodies were still floating in the area. Some titanic experts say a powerful storm the night of the wreck scattered the life jacketed passengers in a 50 mile wide area so it s likely the bodies scattered across the seafloor. The ship sank less than three hours after striking a massive iceberg. Finally on september 1 1985 an ocean explorer by the name of robert ballard discovered her again.
With a three man submarine ballard and others went down to the wreck and began taking pictures of her rusting hulk. When the rms titanic sunk in 1912 the grand ship took with her over 1500 people. For over 70 years the titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again. Quickly sinking beneath the calm waters of the atlantic ocean.