What Sank the Titanic?
As pretty much anyone knows, the Titanic was sunken by an
iceberg while in the Atlantic ocean.
The Iceberg that the Titanic hit. There were metal scrapes on this iceberg, leading investigators to believe this was the fatal iceberg.
Ultrasonic scanning of the wreck shows that the hole inflicted on the Titanic by the iceberg was only 12 square feet, but was spread across the length of the ship, allowing water to pour into 5 of the watertight compartments.
The
map on the right shows the position of the Titanic when it sank, as well as where the
wreck lies today.
As any die-hard Titanic fan knows, the Titanic was found by Dr.
Robert D. Ballard in 1985 on board the mini-submersible Alvin.
Alvin, Robert D. Ballard's Mini-sub.
