It’s been more than 110 years since the HMS Titanic has seen the light of day, but a new video is shining a new light on what is left of the luxury ocean liner more than a century after it sank in the North Atlantic.
OceanGate Expeditions released a new video, shot in 8K, of the hulking wreckage from 13,000 feet underwater.
The Titanic sunk on April 14, 1912, after it had hit an iceberg.
“The amazing detail in the 8k footage will help our team of scientists and maritime archaeologists characterize the decay of the Titanic more precisely as we capture new footage in 2023 and beyond. Capturing this 8K footage will allow us to zoom in and still have 4K quality which is key for large screen and immersive video projects. Even more remarkable are the phenomenal colors in this footage,” Stockton Rush, OceanGate’s president, said in a news release.
The group looked at footage and images that it captured in 2021 and again this year, and they said there have been some slight changes.
They are also seeing detail in some of the artifacts that are still on the bottom of the ocean.
“I had never seen the name of the anchor maker, Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd., on the portside anchor. I’ve been studying the wreck for decades and have completed multiple dives, and I can’t recall seeing any other image showing this level of detail,” OceanGate’s Titanic expert, Rory Golden, said.
The group is also taking new measurements using a laser to map the wreckage.
The Belfast Telegraph reported that metal-eating bacteria are eating away at the wreckage. Last year, OceanGate confirmed the ship’s mast had collapsed and more debris was scattered across the site.
OceanGate plans to return to the Titanic in May 2023.
For more details on that expedition, visit OceanGate’s website.
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