Published on: 4/15/2016IST
TITANIC THE WRECK THAT IS SLEEPING IN DARKNESS FOR OVER 100 YEARS
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic disappeared beneath the waves, taking with her 1,500 lives. We take you on an expedition to the wreck of a ship that exerts such a magnetic pull on our imagination even after a 100 years
On this date, April 15, more than 100 years ago, the unsinkable R.M.S Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City, US.
The most iconic ship of all times now rests as an infamous wreck approximately 400 miles east of Newfoundland, 12,000 feet down on the ocean floor in the North Atlantic Ocean. Over a 100 years later the mystery and intrigue surrounding Titanic has only intensified.
If, like us, Titanic and its tragedy continue to fascinate you, either you can cough up a whopping £41,000 ($60,000) and go on a trip being offered by luxury concierge service, Bluefish, to dive 12,500ft below the surface of the sea to explore the ship at the bottom of the Atlantic.
Or, you can come on a journey-of-a-lifetime with us. Right here. Right now.
Let’s go down to Titanic now
More than two miles down, the ghostly bow of the Titanic emerges from the darkness on a dive by explorer and filmmaker James Cameron in 2001. Photograph by Walden Media
Two of Titanic’s engines lie exposed in a gaping cross section of the stern. these massive structures, four stories tall, once powered the largest moving man-made object on Earth. Photograph © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc. Produced by AIVL, WHOI
The grand staircase dome: Decorated like the forward grand staircase dome featured in the movie Titanic, the aft grand staircase led down to the deluxe a la carte restaurant, allowing patrons to arrive in style. (Copyright 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
RMS Titanic a nostalgic peep into the past
A honeymooning couple onboard the real life Titanic
ca. 1912 — Promenade deck of the ill-fated White Star liner “Titanic.” The largest ship in the world in its day, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York in 1912 with 2200 people aboard, with a loss of 1513 lives. — Image by © Underwood & Underwood/CORBIS
Titanic’s lifeboats at the White Star Lines Pier 54 in New York, after it sank
Artifacts ranging from clothing to watches recovered from the Titanic over the years have been auctioned off or put on display in one of many museums around the world.
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