Though the rms titanic sank on april 14 1912 the remains of the doomed ship weren t discovered until 1985 on the bottom of the ocean floor off the coast of newfoundland.
Shoes on ocean floor titanic.
It has been there since it struck that iceberg over a hundred years ago.
When the rms titanic sunk in 1912 the grand ship took with her over 1500 people.
Why would they do this.
Sadly it won t be there for much longer as the ocean claims it for its own.
The sea floor is not conducive to this process.
Ocean currents and.
2 37 mi about 370 miles 600 km south southeast off the coast of newfoundland it lies in two main pieces about a third of a mile 600 m apart.
When explorer robert ballard discovered the titanic on the sea floor in 1985 he also found a pair of leather shoes sitting on the deck near the stern of the ship.
This pair of shoes lying in close proximity and a tortoise shell comb suggest that a titanic victim had been lying here.
The bow is still recognisable with many preserved interiors despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor.
Newly released photos show the haunting images of titanic victim s clothing lining the bottom of the ocean floor 100 years after the new york bound ship sank in the north atlantic.
Read the other statements these same people have made they want nothing brought up from the titanic.
Finally on september 1 1985 an ocean explorer by the name of robert ballard discovered her again.
Those who point to every shoe on the ocean floor and say there was a body there would have us believe that 1500 people are now on the ocean floor around the titanic.
With a three man submarine ballard and others went down to the wreck and began taking pictures of her rusting hulk.
The wreck of the rms titanic lies at a depth of about 12 500 feet 3 8 km.
The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged.
And while much of the ship had naturally perished sitting under the sea for decades divers were still able to rescue and preserve plenty of amazing items.
For over 70 years the titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again.