The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is releasing never-before-seen footage of the 1986 dive into Titacnic wreak. Here is everything you need to know.
Watch: Rare Titanic wreck footage released
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on Wednesday released rare footage of the wreckage. The footage is over 80 minutes and is present on their YouTube page. It showcases the remarkable achievements of the five led by Robert Ballad in 1986. The team from WHOI and Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer, using a towed underwater camera located teh ship’s final resrting place. On September 1, 1985, the wreckage was present at a depth of 12,400 feet.
Additionally, the release of the rare footage coincides with the 25th anniversary of James Cameron’s remastered version of Titanic on February 10. The award-winning director revealed that the footage helps in sharing the human stories embodied with the ship, over a century after the loss.
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First released in 1997, the film dramatizes and visualizes the sinking of the HMS Titanic which took place in 1921. The largest ship afloat and passenger, at the time called “unsinkable”, collided with an iceberg. “More than a century after the loss of Titanic, the human stories embodied in the great ship continue to resonate. Like many, I was transfixed when Alvin and Jason Jr. ventured down to and inside the wreck. By releasing this footage, WHOI is also helping tell an important part of a story that spans generations and circles the globe,” stated Cameron.
The event occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage from UK’s Southampton to New York. Moreover, about 1400 to 1700 lives are estimated to be lost in the disaster. The lead roles were played by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Billy Zane, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill, Kathy Bates, Jonathan Hyde, Gloria Stuart, Frances Fisher, and Bill Paxton were among the movie’s supporting cast.
