Nearly 40 years after the discovery of the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic, a newly released film provides new information about the ship that sank more than a century ago.
This Monday, the ocean exploration business OceanGate Expeditions uploaded an 8K video to YouTube from its most recent expedition to the North Atlantic Ocean disaster site. According to the business, the new 8K video enables researchers to zoom in on areas of the debris while maintaining 4K clarity, revealing “phenomenal hues” and previously unseen ship features.
PH Nargeolet, a veteran Nautile submersible pilot and Titanic diver, said in a press release, “Early in the video, you can see the crane used to deploy the enormous 15-ton anchor still on the deck of the shipwreck, as well as the shackle that was originally attached to the main mast that has since collapsed.”
First 8K Video of the RMS Titanic uploaded to YouTube by OceanGate Expeditions
The first-of-its-kind footage also shows greater clarity of the renowned bow of the Titanic, the portside anchor, and dramatic indications of deterioration where a portion of the ship’s rail had disintegrated and fallen off.
Rory Golden, an OceanGate Expeditions Titanic expert and experienced Titanic diver, stated in a press release that one of the most clips he has seen depicts a single-ended boiler that dropped to the ocean floor after the Titanic split in two.
Golden stated in a news release, “I had never seen the maker’s name, Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd., on the portside anchor.” “I have studied the shipwreck for decades and participated in several dives, but I cannot recall ever seeing an image with this level of detail.”
The port side anchor of Titanic. We are OceanGate Expeditions.
On April 14, 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and subsequently sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912. After leaving Southampton, England, the ship was bound for New York City.
At a depth of 12,490 feet, the shipwreck was discovered in 1985.
OceanGate Expeditions stated that preparations are already underway for a second Titanic voyage that will depart in May of 2023.