26 Rare Underwater Images Of Titanic, Released

This story was originally written by Editor for lightartacademy. Titanic, the world’s best-known cruise ship was launched in May 1911, the ship sank in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg en route from Southampton, England to New York City. Titanic was carrying more than 2,200 passengers and more than 1,500 reportedly died. Today, the Titanic rests, disintegrating at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 12,405 feet below the water’s surface. Take a look at a collection of amazing unseen underwater images of the ship The iceberg which the Titanic struck causing it to sink. Rumors of paint are seen on the iceberg were circulated but never confirmed. Titanic Engines A view of the bow of the RMS Titanic. A view of the bow and railing of the RMS Titanic. A view of the bow of the Titanic from a camera mounted on the outside of the Mir I submersible. A view of the steering motor on the bridge of the Titanic. A view of the bathtub in Capt. Smiths bathroom. Rusticles are observed growing over most of the pipes and fixtures in the room. Rusticle hanging from the stern section of the RMS Titanic showing secondary growths during maturation. Detached rusticles below port side anchor indicating that the rusticles pass through a cycle of growth, maturation and then fall away. Plates With her rudder cleaving the sand and two propeller blades peeking from the murk, Titanic's mangled stern rests on the abyssal plain, 1,970 feet south of the more photographed bow. This optical mosaic combines 300 high-resolution images taken on a 2010 expedition. The first complete views of the legendary wreck Titanic's battered stern is captured overhead here. Making sense of this tangle of metal presents endless challenges to experts. Ethereal views of Titanic's bow (modeled) offer a comprehensiveness of detail never seen before. Rusticles growing down from the stern section of Titanic. As the starboard profile shows, the Titanic buckled as it plowed nose-first into the seabed, leaving the forward hull buried deep in mudâ€”obscuring, possibly forever, the mortal wounds inflicted by the iceberg. Port anchor of the Titanic still in the same position as when it left Queenstown, Ireland. The boat deck expansion joint ripped in half by the collision. Port side deck of the Titanic. Officer’s quarters of the Titanic. Hull plates of the Titanic’s stern. Davit of the Titanic’s lifeboat 1 Another shot of the Titanic expansion joint ripped apart. One of the Titanic’s capstans. Starboard propeller of the Titanic. The Titanic’s anchor windlass. Credits: lightartacademy.com