The Titanic Today
The Titanic now rests over 12,000 feet below the ocean. The water
pressure is 6,000 lbs (2700 kg) per square inch. She has been visited many times, by
Robert D. Ballard, her discoverer, salvagers, and most recently James Cameron for footage
for his new movie Titanic. The Titanic was discovered by Robert D. Ballard, with the Woods
Hole research submersible Alvin (below) in 1985.
(above) Titanic's bow--from the movie Titanic.
These two boots, side by side, are a haunting reminder of the human toll of
the Titanic disaster. This picture was taken by Argo, a robotic camera sled on Robert D.
Ballard's exploration of the sinking site.
| The "Then and Now" images on this page are from Search for the Titanic, Treasures of the Titanic, and Titanic: Treasures of the Deep |
