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Explore a gallery of photographs featuring the passengers and crew who perished in the RMS Titanic disaster. These images honour their memory and provide a poignant reminder of the tragedy.
May 22, 2023 · More than a century after the Titanic sank during her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, deep-sea researchers have created the first full-sized, 3D digital scan of the wreckage.
Sep 6, 2022 · The one-minute clip of the 110-year-old ship, which rests on a seabed 2.4 miles below the surface of the North Atlantic, was captured in 8K resolution—about four times the resolution of the average...
May 18, 2023 · Researchers created the unprecedented scan by stitching together more than 715,000 sonar images of the wreck with 4K video footage, taken during more than 200 hours of surveying with two ...
- Is This New Footage?
- Why Is It Being Released Now?
- When Did The Titanic sink?
- Where Did The Titanic sink?
- How Many People Died When The Titanic Sank?
- How Many People Were Saved?
- How Many Lifeboats Were on Board The Titanic?
No, but most of it hasn't been released for public viewing until now. It was shot during a deep sea expedition in July 1986. The footage was captured from cameras on the human-occupied deep sea submersible — think a mini submarine — called Alvin, and a remotely operated deep-sea robot called Jason Junior. At the time, this was cutting edge underwat...
It's coinciding with the 25th anniversary and re-release of James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic in theatres. "More than a century after the loss of Titanic, the human stories embodied in the great ship continue to resonate," the director said. "Like many, I was transfixed when Alvin and Jason Junior ventured down to and inside the wreck. "By releasin...
In April, 1912. It hit an iceberg at about 11.45pm on April 14. It sank a few hours later at 2.20am April 15.
In the North Atlantic Ocean, more than 600 kilometres from the coast of Canada's Newfoundland. It was about 2,000 kilometres from its intended destination: New York City. After many failed attempts to locate it, the Titanic's final resting place was finally discovered on September 1, 1985 by a US and French expedition, which was actually using the ...
The exact number is unknown, but it's about 1,500. According to Britannica, the exact figures are unknown because the original passenger and crew lists had misspellings, omissions and aliases, with suggestions contracted employees on board (such as musicians) weren't properly counted. The final report from the US inquiry into the disastersaid 1,517...
Again, the figures vary, but it's about 700. The US report says 706 people were saved, while the UK report claims 711 people were saved (it tallies that 712 people entered lifeboats, but one person died before the nearby ship Carpathia reached them).
There were20 lifeboats on board,with a combined capacity to carry 1,178 people. The official list is as follows: 1. 14 lifeboats 2. 2 emergency boats 3. 4 collapsible boats The UK report said two of those collapsible boats appear to have floated off the ship as it went down, with some people climbing into them from the water. It said at least eight...
The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created using deep-sea mapping. It provides a unique 3D view of the entire ship,...
The iconic vessel struck an iceberg in the north Atlantic and sank within hours. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has now released over an hour of rare footage of the wreck. It was...
