On Wednesday, over a century after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, footage of the world’s largest ship, as viewed from the inside, was published by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The eerie footage was recorded in 1986 when the WHOI dove eleven times to a depth of about 12,500 feet to investigate the ruins.
Humans were taken to the site for the first time in the three-person submersible Alvin, while a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) named Jason Jr. explored the interior of the sunken ship.
“Like many, I was riveted when Alvin and Jason Jr. walked down to and within the wreck”: said James Cameron, director of the hit film Titanic and an avid explorer of the waters, in a statement released on Wednesday.”
On Wednesday, over a century after the Titanic’s sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution revealed a previously unseen film of the world’s largest ship.
In 1986, the WHOI undertook 11 dives to a depth of over 12,500 feet to investigate the debris, during which time the mysterious footage was acquired.
Humans were taken to the site for the first time in the three-person submersible Alvin, while a remotely operated vehicle remotely operated vehicle (ROV) named Jason Jr. explored the interior of the sunken ship.
“Like many, I was riveted when Alvin and Jason Jr. walked down to and within the wreck”: said James Cameron, director of the hit film Titanic and an avid explorer of the waters, in a statement released on Wednesday.”
To quote the press release, By releasing this footage, WHOI is helping convey an important aspect of a tale that spans generations and rounds the world.
On its maiden trip from England to New York City, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and perished on April 15, 1912.
Rescue operations were launched immediately, but it wasn’t until September 1985 that WHOI and the Institute François de research pour exploitation de la mar identified the wreckage.
Robert Ballard, who led the 1985 discovery and captured footage of the Titanic in 1986, told the Associated Press on Wednesday that the water is near freezing temperatures and that the remoteness of the location and, in particular, the harsh environment with regard to the pressure our equipment is exposed to, is the biggest challenge.
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