The British broadcaster BBC published the first high-resolution 3D images of the Titanic on Wednesday. These not only show the complete wreck of the famous passenger ship, but can also provide new insights into why it sank more than 100 years ago.
The detailed images were created by a cartography company that specializes in the deep sea. Submariners spent more than 200 hours examining the wreckage and took more than 70,000 photos that were combined in the 3D scan. They show the bow separated from the stern as if lifted out of the water. The smallest details can be seen, such as the serial number of the propeller.
A documentary about the project has also been made. The participants were not allowed to touch anything “so as not to damage the wreckage,” said the expedition’s planning manager Gerhard Seiffert. The luxury liner sank in April 1912 en route from Southampton, England, to New York after colliding with an iceberg. 1500 people died in the accident.
Wreck discovered in 1985
The wreck, which lies at a depth of almost 4000 meters on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, was discovered in 1985. It has been extensively surveyed, but cameras have never been able to capture the ship in its entirety.
The recordings could now help scientists find out exactly what happened to the passenger ship in April 1912. As the wreck continues to disintegrate, the investigation has been a race against time. “Now we can Titanic ultimately without human interpretation, based only on evidence and data,” says Parks Stephenson, who has studied the Titanic for many years.
Source: Krone
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