The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged.
The titanic in the floor.
On april 14 1912 the titanic hit an iceberg in the middle of the atlantic ocean.
Seventy three years after it sank to the north atlantic ocean floor a joint u s french expedition locates the wreck of the rms titanic the sunken liner was about 400 miles east of newfoundland.
The steam liner sank to a depth of more than 12 000.
The bow is still recognisable with many preserved interiors despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor.
Britannic was originally to be called gigantic and was to be over 1 000 feet 300 m long.
The titanic sank on april 15 1912 after it hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage from england to new york the accident killed 1 517 people.
On september 1 1985 a joint u s french expedition located the wreck of the titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13 000 feet.
2 37 mi about 370 miles 600 km south southeast off the coast of newfoundland it lies in two main pieces about a third of a mile 600 m apart.
The wreck of the rms titanic lies at a depth of about 12 500 feet 3 8 km.