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 Universe Titanic Engines AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. A view of the bow of the RMS Titanic. Emory Kristof/National Geographic A view of the bow and railing of the RMS Titanic. Emory Kristof/National Geographic. A view of the bow of the Titanic from a camera mounted on the outside of the Mir I submersible. NOAA and the Russian Academy of Sciences. A view of the steering motor on the bridge of the Titanic. Kristof/National Geographic. A view of the bathtub in Capt. Smiths bathroom. Rusticles are observed growing over most of the pipes and fixtures in the room. Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition Rusticle hanging from the stern section of the RMS Titanic showing secondary growths during maturation. Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition Detached rusticles below port side anchor indicating that the rusticles pass through a cycle of growth, maturation and then fall away. Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition Plates Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 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. AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 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. AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Ethereal views of Titanic's bow (modeled) offer a comprehensiveness of detail never seen before. AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Rusticles growing down from the stern section of Titanic. Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 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. AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Port anchor of the Titanic still in the same position as when it left Queenstown, Ireland. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The boat deck expansion joint ripped in half by the collision. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Port side deck of the Titanic. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Officer’s quarters of the Titanic. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Hull plates of the Titanic’s stern. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Davit of the Titanic’s lifeboat 1 AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Another shot of the Titanic expansion joint ripped apart. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. One of the Titanic’s capstans. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Starboard propeller of the Titanic. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The Titanic’s anchor windlass. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Credits: lightartacademy.com