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Expert reveals new details of Titanic sinking in 1912
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] The Titanic liner skimmed the iceberg for 6.3 seconds when they collided in 1912. This was reported by Simon Benson, associate professor of naval architecture at the University of Newcastle, in an interview with ABC News. He noted that thanks to new underwater scanning technology, which allows for a full picture of the ship's last moments, it is still possible to learn the details of the disaster that occurred more than 100 years ago. Scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the ship's wreckage and recreated its closest to real 3D model. Benson specified that 715,000 images of the liner's wreckage were scanned for the study. "The level of detail we have achieved allows us to explore the wreckage as if we were walking through the ship itself. In fact, thanks to these simulations, we now know that the time it took the Titanic to hit the iceberg with a glancing blow was 6.3 seconds," the researcher noted. Benson also mentioned the related documentary, Titanic: Digital Resurrection, which premiered April 11 on the National Geographic Channel. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 22, scientists also reported that the Titanic could disappear from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean by 2050 due to bacteria corroding the liner's metal. According to experts, the impact of the Halomonas titanicae bacteria group causes some elements of the liner to completely disappear. At the same time, an underwater archaeologist from the University of Cadiz clarified that preserving the wreckage is a very difficult task, since it is located at a depth of 4,000 meters. Related: Titanic 04/13/2025 NY Post: Parole board is a cesspit of corruption Titanic 03/28/2025 Consulate General confirms death of six Russians in bathyscaphe incident Titanic 03/19/2025 Intuition of the Abyss. How Rasputin's Biography Got Its Start Posted by: badanov 2025-04-14 |
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