encyclopedia titanica

Twenty years ago a team of scientists led by Robert Ballard discovered the remains of the Titanic 12400 feet under the surface of the North Atlantic It was a big deal When the search team returned to Woods Hole it held a brief service to honor those who died when the Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15 1912 Now scientists have discovered large sections of the hull that suggest the ship may have split into three parts rather than two and may have sunk much more quickly than was thought This Ballard said is not a big deal It hit an iceberg and it sank he said Get over it