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Mugwumpen t1_j98yhbn wrote

Reply to Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

Unseen footage is always interesting, but at this point I really want to see new footage of the wreck - I think the most recent pictures I've seen was from 2017?

The ship appears to be deteriorating fast now; how long before the bow buckles and caves in on itself, I wonder?

Edited to add this link, which might be the most recent footage available for now from 2021 & 2022. Looks like a new expedition is being planned for 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCwg2h7i4Ac

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KawaiiPotato15 t1_j98r7xc wrote

Reply to comment by CyanideSkittles in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

Some of this footage was used in an 80s documentary about the wreck, so it isn't completely brand new. There's been hundreds of dives to the wreck and thousands of hours of footage has been recorded, but most of it never gets released publicly. We only get to see a small portion that manages to make its way into documentaries or photos in books and magazines. Most of it was recovered decades ago, so there wasn't really any way to make it easily available to the public, but then again most footage from recent dives isn't public either. I'm honestly not sure why they don't release it.

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TequilaB t1_j98omuy wrote

Reply to Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

I appreciate your commitment to providing information, but it may be safe to assume we all know what the Titanic, the British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 and remains about 4,000 meters undersea in the Atlantic, was at this point.

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