The most detailed images of the bow of the Titanic recorded in 25 years

@ElentirENG ES 2·10·2023 · 23:47 0

The sinking of the Titanic ocean liner is a topic that continues to arouse enormous interest and is the subject of a video released this week.

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This Wednesday, OceanGate Expeditions posted a 20-minute video capturing the most detailed images of the Titanic's bow section recorded since James Cameron's expedition in the 1990s, images of which appeared in his film "Titanic" (1997). This video, titled "Titan – A Viewport to Titanic", shows the fo'c'sle, well deck, ship's bridge, wheelhouse area, and officers' deck. "The images shown in the video are only a small part of those recorded by OceanGate Expeditions on their expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic in 2021 and 2022. For this year they are already preparing a new expedition. You can see the video here (it is in English, you can activate the automatic subtitles in Spanish in the lower bar of the player):", the video description notes.

"Areas of accelerated deterioration include Titanic’s foremast that has completely disintegrated, and Captain Smith’s cabin that is now destroyed by the ravages of time, currents, and the effects of iron eating bacteria that leave rivers of rusticles all over the wreck. The sea life that now makes the Titanic home are also to be seen including squat lobsters, rattail fish, and bamboo coral."

The images shown in the video are only a small part of those recorded by OceanGate Expeditions on their expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic in 2021 and 2022. For this year they are already preparing a new expedition. You can see the video here:

You can see below some captures of the video. Here we see the bow of the Titanic, with the railing full of "rusticles" (Halomonas titanicae), a type of bacteria discovered in the wreck of this ship in 2010 and which corrodes the steel of the hull ship's.

The ship's bronze moorings. On the left is the anchor chain.

The foremast of the ship. Lookout Frederick Fleet gave the iceberg warning from the observation post that was situated atop this mast.

The lower part of the wheelhouse. We see the upper part of the foremast resting on it, on the right.

This is what remains of the ship's bridge. It was made of wood and that part has disappeared. In the center we can see the bronze telemotor, which held the rudder. Below we can see some souvenir plaques deposited by different expeditions.

The starboard side of the boat, with bamboo coral attached to the hull.