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Titanic, the world’s best-known cruise ship was aunched in May 1911, the ship sank in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg en route from Southampton, England to New York City. Titanic was carrying more than 2,200 passengers and more than 1,500 reportedly died. Today, the Titanic rests, disintegrating at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 12,405 feet below the water’s surface.Take a look at a collection of amazing underwater images of the ship
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Two of Titanic2019s engines lie exposed in a gaping cross section of the stern. Draped in 201crusticles201d2014orange stalactites created by iron-eating bacteria2014these massive structures, four stories tall, once powered the largest moving man-made object on Earth. COPYRIGHT00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. See more photos at National Geographic.com
A view of the steering motor on the bridge of the Titanic. Image copyright Emory Kristof/National Geographic.
A view of the bathtub in Capt. Smiths bathroom. Rusticles are observed growing over most of the pipes and fixtures in the room. Image courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE.
Detached rusticles below port side anchor indicating that the rusticles pass through a cycle of growth, maturation and then fall away. This particular 201ccrop201d probably was in a five to ten year cycle. Image courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE.
Rusticle hanging from the stern section of the RMS Titanic showing secondary growths during maturation. Image courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE.
Rusticles growing down from the stern section of Titanic. Image courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE.
A view of the bow of the RMS Titanic. Image copyright Emory Kristof/National Geographic.
A view of the bow and railing of the RMS Titanic. Image copyright Emory Kristof/National Geographic.
A view of the bow of the Titanic from a camera mounted on the outside of the Mir I submersible. Image courtesy of NOAA and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ethereal views of Titanic's bow (modeled) offer a comprehensiveness of detail never seen before. COPYRIGHT00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Modeling by Stefan Fichtel.See more photos at National Geographic.com
The first complete views of the legendary wreck Titanic2019s battered stern is captured overhead here. Making sense of this tangle of metal presents endless challenges to experts. Says one, 201cIf you2019re going to interpret this stuff, you gotta love Picasso.201d COPYRIGHT00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. See more photos at National Geographic.com
With her rudder cleaving the sand and two propeller blades peeking from the murk, Titanic2019s mangled stern rests on the abyssal plain, 1,970 feet south of the more photographed bow. This optical mosaic combines 300 high-resolution images taken on a 2010 expedition. COPYRIGHT00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. See more photos at National Geographic.com
As the starboard profile shows, the Titanic buckled as it plowed nose-first into the seabed, leaving the forward hull buried deep in mud2014obscuring, possibly forever, the mortal wounds inflicted by the iceberg. COPYRIGHT00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. See more photos at National Geographic.com
