A groundbreaking digital scan of the wreckage has revealed new information on the last minutes of the sinking ocean liner Titanic, showing how the ship broke in half and sank to the ocean floor.
Magellan, a deep-sea mapping company, partnered with Atlantic Productions to acquire the first full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic wreck. The scan reveals the ship’s structure and the damage it sustained when it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic and began to sink.
The computer scans provide a fresh perspective of the ship’s boiler chamber, where it split in half. Some boilers seem concave, suggesting they were still running when the ship hit the icy water.
In addition to the scan, a comprehensive computer model reveals that the iceberg caused a succession of tiny holes, each around the size of an A4 sheet of paper, rather than giant gashes. The Titanic could only remain afloat with four of her watertight compartments flooded, yet there were six holes spread out across all of them.
Parks Stephenson, a Titanic expert, told the BBC that the ship is the last living witness to the tragedy and has more stories.
“In order to comprehend what transpired here, it is essential to have a thorough perspective of the entire crash site.”
The image was investigated for a new documentary called Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, produced by Atlantic Productions and National Geographic, and the news arrives at the same time. (Disney+ Canada will soon stream the documentary, which premieres on National Geographic Friday.)