Did you know that it’s now been 20 years today since the first Pictures of the Titanic were released, here’s an archived article from the BBC Website about it:<\/p>\n
1985: Titanic wreck captured on film<\/strong><\/p>\n
The first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic have been released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives. <\/p>\n
The wreck was discovered three days ago by a joint American-French expedition lead by the explorer Dr Robert Ballard. <\/p>\n
The ship is lying at a depth of 2.5 miles (4 km) and was filmed by an unmanned submarine called Argo. <\/p>\n
Enhanced images taken from the film have allowed researchers to identify the ship’s boilers sitting on the sea bed. <\/p>\n
The research team have sent down more colour cameras, but say they have no plans to attempt to salvage the wreck or explore its contents. <\/p>\n
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A survivor of the sinking, Eva Hart, said she was relieved they were not planning to disturb the site. <\/p>\n
“I feel that it’s my father’s grave, and the grave of 1,500 people,” she said. <\/p>\n
Salvage expert Kendall McDonald said it would be impossible to raise the hull from that depth. <\/p>\n
“It couldn’t withstand any kind of lifting… It’s a scrap yard”, he told the BBC. <\/p>\n
It has taken two ships, the assistance of the US Navy, a huge amount of sophisticated equipment and eight weeks of searching to make the discovery. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n