Titanic is dying, slowly…

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Titanic is dying, slowly... The Titanic is decaying and slowly being eaten away by the sea. More than 100 years ago, the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic crashed into an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April, 1912. Of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard, only 705 survived after being rescued by a nearby ship, Carpathia. The ship garnered interest again when in 1997 James Cameron made a film on it named Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. After that, it became a pop-culture phenomenon. Thirty four years ago, the ship was discovered underwater in Atlantic, and since then became one of the most famous pieces of wreckage ever. It’s been 15 years since anybody went down the sea to capture its new images. https://youtu.be/nuvxwccJz60 Ocean explorer Victor Vescovo recorded footage of the famous ship 643-kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. He visited the wreck in a submersible vehicle equipped with 4K-resolution cameras earlier this month. The images and video footage show that the crumbling wreck is being rapidly devoured by underwater bacteria. Fun fact The cost to construct the Titanic in 1910-1912 was $7.5 million which was about $120 to $150 million in 1997 dollars. The movie cost $200 million to make. Photo of the RMS Titanic circa 1800s. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. (Photo Credit: Universal History Archive) Titanic shown in the film Present decay underwater

The Titanic is decaying and slowly being eaten away by the sea. 

More than 100 years ago, the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic crashed into an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April, 1912. Of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard, only 705 survived after being rescued by a nearby ship, Carpathia. The ship garnered interest again when in 1997 James Cameron made a film on it named Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. After that, it became a pop-culture phenomenon.

Photo of the RMS Titanic circa 1800s. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. (Photo Credit: Universal History Archive)

Thirty four years ago, the ship was discovered underwater in Atlantic, and since then became one of the most famous pieces of wreckage ever. It’s been 15 years since anybody went down the sea to capture its new images.

Titanic shown in the film

 

Ocean explorer Victor Vescovo recorded footage of the famous ship 643-kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. He visited the wreck in a submersible vehicle equipped with 4K-resolution cameras earlier this month. The images and video footage show that the crumbling wreck is being rapidly devoured by underwater bacteria.

Present decay underwater

Fun Fact

The cost to construct the Titanic in 1910-1912 was $7.5 million which was about $120 to $150 million in 1997 dollars. The movie cost $200 million to make.


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