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- Published: February 21, 2023 15:37
New Delhi: The tragic fate of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic is one of those rare historical moments that has continued to fascinate generations over the past century.
Then in 1997, James Cameron made the story of Titanic immortal with his unmatchable classic movie named after the unfortunate ship.
Yet, after all these years, Titanic remains a subject of interest, with many still trying to uncover mysteries around it. This curiosity has to lead to the release of an unseen clip of Titanic wreckage from 1986. The video was shared on Instagram by the account handle ‘Now this news.’
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Breaking the internet, the unseen video was coincidentally released on the 25th anniversary of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s 1997 Titanic movie.
The clip shows the wrecked shell of the RMS Titanic lying lifeless on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean, 13000 feet below the land surface.
Internet users have described the clip as “spooky.” The wreckage was discovered in 1986 by Dr. Robert Ballard who lead the expedition with Woods Hole Oceanic Institution. Dr. Robert first photographed the sunken Titanic in 1985 and recorded this footage almost a year later.
Titanic was a luxury British passenger ship that met with such unfortunate fate on its first voyage. The tragedy took the lives of over 1500 people including passengers and ship staff. The royal mail ship was going from New York City to Southampton, England.
The ship of unprecedented size was claimed to be “unsinkable” by the competitive makers. Even to this day, many believe that the superstructure of the luxury voyage would have survived if it went in for a straight collision with the iceberg, rather than going slow and getting scraped at the sides.
The tale of Titanic has inspired many movies, songs, and paintings.