Wreck of Titanic was found on this day in 1985; read more about the great ship

After sinking in 1912, great ship “Titanic’ was found slumbered on floor of Atlantic Ocean on this day, i.e. September 1, in 1985. In a joint US-French expedition, heed by famous American oceagrapher Dr Robert Ballard, found Titanic over two miles below ocean’s surface by using an unmanned submersible called Argo. It is believed that discovery gave new meaning to Titanic’s sinking and gave birth to new dreams in ocean exploration. 

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famous ship was built in Ireland on behalf of British-owned White Star Line. Titanic officially left European port of Queenstown, Ireland, on April 11, 1912. With over 2,200 passengers and crew, great ship began its maiden voy across Atlantic, heed for New York. 

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It was only three later, after setting sail, that Titanic struck an iceberg, somewhere in rth Atlantic. Although it took ship nearly three hours to sink, vast majority of crew and passengers perished due to a significant lack of lifeboats and improperly used of those that did exist. It is believed that nearly 1,500 people perished night Titanic sank.

73-years to locate Titanic 

Efforts to locate and salv Titanic began almost immediately after it sank. However, it was after 73 years that wreck of RMS Titanic was located. sunken liner was reportedly about 400 miles east of Newfoundland in rth Atlantic, some 13,000 feet below surface. submersible Agro travelled just above ocean floor, sending photographs up to research vessel Krr. 

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On September 1, 1985, Agro was investigating debris on ocean floor when it suddenly passed over one of Titanic’s massive boilers, lying at depth of about 13,000 feet. body of ship was discovered a few hours later. oceagrapher revealed that great ship h split in two, but many of its features and interiors were remarkably well-preserved. Hundreds of thousands of bits of debris were found scattered in a two-square-mile rius around ship. 

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wreck was n later explored by manned and unmanned submersibles, which shed new light on details of its 1912 sinking. great ship is w routinely explored, and several thousand artefacts have been recovered. In 1997, James Cameron’s film ‘Titanic’ also stimulated massive, worldwide interest in ship’s fate. 

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