The Titanic Today
On September 1, 1985, 63 years after the sinking, the wreck site of the Titanic was discovered by a French/American team lead by Dr. Robert Ballard, an underwater geologist ("Titanic's timeline," 2012). The site was located 600 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland (Lane, 2004) 3,820 meters below the Atlantic Ocean. Multiple expeditions have taken place to gather information about what really happened the night of April 14, 1912 ("Titanic's timeline," 2012). The most recent expedition, Expedition 2010, used the some of the most technologically advanced equipment to create a lasting legacy of the wreck ("Titanic's timeline," 2012). The expedition mapped out the wreck site for the creation of a three-dimensional interactive wreck site which can be turned and zoomed to explore different parts to the wreckage (McCord, 2012). The expedition also took three-dimensional footage of the site which looks incredible and makes the viewer feel like they are 3,820 meters below looking at the wreckage first hand (McCord, 2012). Expedition 2010 recorded the final resting place and condition of the Titanic but a man Professor Clive Palmer plans to bring her back to life. Clive Palmer the owner of the Australian shipping company, the Blue Star Line, will be building a replica of the Titanic, named the Titanic II. The ship is being recreated for the 100 year anniversary of the disaster that occurred in 1912 and the Titanic II will be as luxurious as the original, but it will have every modern amenity, 21st century technology, and the latest navigation and safety systems ("Blue star line," 2013). The Titanic II will set sail from Southampton to New York following the maiden voyage of the original in 2016 (" Deltamarin to," 2013).
The Titanic was built during a time of political unrest when there were coal strikes, the formation of the Labour Union, and the tension of war (Barratt, 2010). It was the most luxurious ship of her time and would go down in history for the disaster and loss of 1,500 lives (Barratt, 2010). Through the analysis of Captain Smith’s decisions he is not to blame for the tragedy but other factors, such as the thickness of bilge may account for part of the blame. It is important to remember that the passengers on the Titanic did not die in vain. The disaster of the Titanic sparked the creation and amendment to marine regulations in both the United States and Britain. The vessel is also the reason why the International Ice Patrol exists and functions to protect other ships to this day (Lane, 2004). The marine regulations were also looked at due to the outcry of British citizens, including Ben Tillett, and the Unions at the devastating loss of most of the third class passengers and the crew. One day the wreckage of the Titanic will not be present on the bottom of the Atlantic because the vessel is being consumed by iron eating microbes (McCord, 2012). Further expeditions to the wreck site will be to preserve the site digitally or in photographs for future generations to see (McCord, 2012). In memoriam of the Titanic, every year on the 15 of April, the International Ice Patrol sends out transmissions to mark the location of ice but to also mark the Titanic’s final resting place. Two wreaths are dropped over the spot where she sank by Coast Guardsmen, one belongs to the Titanic Historical Society and the other is from the International Ice Patrol.
The first picture above is of the hull of the Titanic on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean ("Titanic's hull at," Titanic's hull at the bottom of the Atlantic) and the interior of the wreckage ("The interior of," The interior of part of the Titanic wreckage).
The Titanic was built during a time of political unrest when there were coal strikes, the formation of the Labour Union, and the tension of war (Barratt, 2010). It was the most luxurious ship of her time and would go down in history for the disaster and loss of 1,500 lives (Barratt, 2010). Through the analysis of Captain Smith’s decisions he is not to blame for the tragedy but other factors, such as the thickness of bilge may account for part of the blame. It is important to remember that the passengers on the Titanic did not die in vain. The disaster of the Titanic sparked the creation and amendment to marine regulations in both the United States and Britain. The vessel is also the reason why the International Ice Patrol exists and functions to protect other ships to this day (Lane, 2004). The marine regulations were also looked at due to the outcry of British citizens, including Ben Tillett, and the Unions at the devastating loss of most of the third class passengers and the crew. One day the wreckage of the Titanic will not be present on the bottom of the Atlantic because the vessel is being consumed by iron eating microbes (McCord, 2012). Further expeditions to the wreck site will be to preserve the site digitally or in photographs for future generations to see (McCord, 2012). In memoriam of the Titanic, every year on the 15 of April, the International Ice Patrol sends out transmissions to mark the location of ice but to also mark the Titanic’s final resting place. Two wreaths are dropped over the spot where she sank by Coast Guardsmen, one belongs to the Titanic Historical Society and the other is from the International Ice Patrol.
The first picture above is of the hull of the Titanic on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean ("Titanic's hull at," Titanic's hull at the bottom of the Atlantic) and the interior of the wreckage ("The interior of," The interior of part of the Titanic wreckage).