Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, science is helping to "completely rewrite everything we know about the tragedy."Research scientists have digitally mapped the shipwreck in a groundbreaking underwater 3D capture project by Magellan and Atlantic Productions.
The "digital twin" the scientists created shows stunning details never seen before."What it's showing you now is the true state of the wreck," Parks Stephenson told the BBC.READ MORE: Rare, unseen video of Titanic wreckage releasedThe scans were taken during a six-week expedition in the summer of 2022.
The expedition deployed two submersibles – named Romeo and Juliet – which spent countless hours at 12,500 feet below the surface.
They mapped the entirety of the wreck and its 3-mile debris field in the North Atlantic Ocean.RMS Titanic wreckage (Atlantic/Magellan) "In accordance with tight regulations in place the wreck was not touched or disturbed, and the entire site treated with the utmost of respect, which included a flower laying ceremony in memory of those who lost their lives," researchers said in a news release.The Titanic, the largest ship ever built at the time, sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City after hitting an iceberg in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.
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