Titanic Boots On Ocean Floor

Steel hull plates flexed on impact with the seabed popping out the rigid portholes.

Titanic boots on ocean floor.

It has been there since it struck that iceberg over a hundred years ago. Sadly it won t be there for much longer as the ocean claims it for its own. Finally on september 1 1985 an ocean explorer by the name of robert ballard discovered her again. What is left of the titanic is sitting on the floor of the atlantic ocean just off the coast of newfoundland canada.

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. But it could soon disappear. James cameron who directed the hit film titanic and has performed extensive research disagrees that there are bodies on the ocean floor. When the titanic sank in 1912 the famous.

For over 70 years the titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again. This porthole is among more than 5 500 objects retrieved from the ocean floor around the wreck of the titanic. April 18 2012 a heart catching reminder of the titanic tragedy this image shows a crumpled large coat with a boot protruding from beneath its seam. The titanic wreckage may completely vanish by the year 2030 the once grand titanic has been sitting 3800m below the surface of the north atlantic ocean since 1912.

Cameron has visited the wreck 33 times and said he has seen zero human remains during his explorations. 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. 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.