Titanic Bodies On Ocean Floor

Explorer bob ballard explains why shoes are all that s left of many titanic passengers.

Titanic bodies on ocean floor.

Rms titanic sank in the north atlantic ocean on april 15 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from southampton to new york. Newly released photos show the haunting images of titanic victim s clothing lining the bottom of the ocean floor 100 years after the new york bound ship sank in the north atlantic. With a three man submarine ballard and others went down to the wreck and began taking pictures of her rusting hulk. Finally on september 1 1985 an ocean explorer by the name of robert ballard discovered her again.

Delgado went on to say the placement of the remains are very likely the remains of a victim who found their final resting place on the ocean floor. James cameron who directed the hit film titanic and has performed extensive research disagrees that there are bodies on the ocean floor. I as an archaeologist would say those are human remains he said according the associated press. Some titanic experts say a powerful storm the night of the wreck scattered the life jacketed passengers in a 50 mile wide area so it s likely the bodies scattered across the seafloor.

For over 70 years the titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again. Buried in that sediment are very likely forensic remains of that person. Updated 2 45 pm et thu august 22 2019 cnn 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. Cameron has visited the wreck 33 times and said he has seen zero human remains during his explorations.

The poor people never had a chance 6.