Titanic wreck revealed as never-seen-before in full-sized digital scan; Details here

The Titanic wreck has been revealed as never seen before in a full-sized digital scan of the ship, although the vessel still lies 3,800m (12,500ft) deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Using deep-sea mapping, the scan provides a unique 3D view of the entire ship to be seen as if the water was drained away.

While the ship sank in 1912, the latest 3D view of the Titanic provides the newest insight into what could have happened to the Titanic. The ship collided with an iceberg while it was on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York over 11 decades ago.

The scans also preserved a “digital twin” of the ship, which is being destroyed by the iron-eating bacteria, salt corrosion and ocean currents. A Titanic analyst, Parks Stephenson told BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday that the recently developed images could lead to fresh forensic evidence that could prompt a re-understanding of how the sinking took place.


Stephenson also said that he has seen “enough” in the years he spent studying the Titanic shipwreck and expressed his suspicion over the narrative that the world was accustomed to in the past century. The Titanic analyst also questioned if the ship hit the iceberg along the starboard side, as assumed across the globe. He continued citing evidence that states that “Titanic actually grounded, ran over a submerged shelf of the iceberg, which was the first scenario proposed back in April 1912”.

According to Stephenson, there is “still much to learn from the wreck” and the ship “has stories to tell”. The full-sized 3D scan of Titanic was carried out in the summer of last year by Magellan Ltd, a deep-sea mapping company, and Atlantic Productions, which is set to unveil a documentary on the entire project. Presently, the ship is known to be broken up before reaching the floor of the Atlantic and it lies in two main pieces around 600 metres apart.

FAQs

Q1:When did Titanic sink?
In April 1912

Q2:Who built the Titanic?
Shipbuilding company Harland & Wolff