DIGITAL REVIEW OF THE TITANIC (ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
The first digital review of the Titanic – the shipwreck 3,800 meters underwater – reveals a full and accurate picture of its detail. In fact, this is the first time we can really see what the Titanic looks like today, without completing details of our imagination.
The digital review was created using deep sea mapping that provides a unique 1912D view of the entire ship – allowing it to be seen as if the water had been drained away. The hope is that this review will shed new light on what exactly happened to the ship that sank in 1. More than 500,<> people died when the ship hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York (or did it not happen at all?). "There are still questions, basic questions, that need to be answered about the ship," Parks Stephenson, an analyst specializing in Titanic, told BBC News. He said the latest model is "one of the first big steps in moving the Titanic story toward evidence-based — rather than speculation-based — research."
A DIGITAL REVIEW OF THE TITANIC REVEALS A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE PICTURE OF IT (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
"THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS, BASIC QUESTIONS, THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED CONCERNING THE SHIP" (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
The Titanic has been extensively studied since its wreckage was discovered in 1985, but it's so huge that in the dimness of the depths, cameras can only show us part of the rotting ship—never all of it. The new review captures the wreckage in its entirety – revealing a complete view of the Titanic.
The Titanic is located on the seabed in two parts, with the bow and stern separated by about 800 meters from each other. A huge debris field surrounds the broken vessel. The scan was carried out in the summer of 2022 by Magellan Ltd., a deep sea mapping company and Atlantic Productions, which are making a documentary about the project. Submarines, remotely controlled by a crew aboard a nearby ship, spent more than 200 hours surveying the length and width of the Titanic. They took more than 700,000 images from every angle and created an accurate three-dimensional reconstruction.
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THE TITANIC IS IN TWO SECTIONS, WITH THE BOW AND STERN SEPARATED BY ABOUT 800 METERS APART (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
THEY TOOK MORE THAN 700,000 IMAGES FROM EVERY ANGLE AND CREATED AN ACCURATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRODUCTION (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
Gerhard Seifert, who led the planning of Magellan's expedition, said it was the largest underwater scanning project he had ever done. "Its depth, almost 4,000 meters, creates a challenge, and you also have currents at the site – and we are not allowed to touch anything so as not to damage the debris," he explained, "The other challenge is that you have to map every square centimeter - even uninteresting parts, like in the waste field you have to map mud, but you need it to fill in and connect all these interesting details."
Also on the Titanic were found the wreck of a ship that warned the Titanic of the iceberg On the fateful
night was found a letter in a bottle thrown from the Titanic
just before it sank?
ITS DEPTH, ALMOST 4,000M, CREATES A CHALLENGE (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
"IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE WRECKAGE LIKE YOU COULD NEVER SEE IT FROM A SUBMARINE" (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
Closed champagne bottles and dozens of shoes
The scan shows both the scale of the ship and some small details, such as the serial number on one of the propellers. The bow, now covered in rust stalactites, is still instantly recognizable – even 110 years after the ship sank. The deck features a gaping hole that provides a glimpse into the void where the grand staircase once stood. The stern, on the other hand, is a chaotic mess of metal. Scattered in the surrounding debris field are items, including ornate metalwork from the ship, sculptures and unopened champagne bottles. There are also personal belongings, including dozens of shoes placed on the precipitation.
Parks Stephenson, who has studied the Titanic for many years, said he was "amazed" when he first saw the scans. "It allows you to see the wreckage like you could never see it from a submarine – and you can see the wreckage in its entirety. You can see them in context and perspective. What it shows you now is the true state of the Titanic."
THE SCAN SHOWS BOTH THE SCALE OF THE SHIP AND SOME SMALL DETAILS, SUCH AS THE SERIAL NUMBER ON ONE OF THE PROPELLERS (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
THE HOPE IS THAT ALL THE SECRETS OF THE TITANIC WILL BE REVEALED VERY SOON (PHOTO: ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS/MAGELLAN)
He added that studying the scans could offer new insight into what happened to the Titanic on that fateful night of 1912. "We really don't understand the nature of the collision with the iceberg. We don't even know if she hit him on the right side, as shown in all the movies – she may have hit the iceberg," he explained. Studying the stern, he added, could reveal details about how the ship hit the seabed.
Watch the full documentation - 3D Sivan in the wreckage of the Titanic
The sea does its job on the ruins, bacteria eat the rubble and parts crumble. Historians are well aware that their time is running out trying to understand the greatest maritime disaster in history. The new scan helps overcome time constraints and allows experts to delve into every tiny detail. The hope is that all the secrets of the Titanic will be revealed very soon.
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