: Dr. Robert Ballard and a joint French-American team located the wreck on September 1, 1985, roughly 12,500 feet below the North Atlantic surface.
: The ship was found in two main pieces—the bow and the stern—lying about 1,970 feet apart. TITANIC Shipwreck Exploration
: The filmmaker has visited the wreck 33 times. His 1995 research dives for the film Titanic utilized submersibles to map the interior of the ship extensively. TITANIC Shipwreck Exploration
Exploring the wreckage of the RMS Titanic is one of the most complex and historically significant deep-sea endeavors ever undertaken. Since its discovery in 1985, expeditions have balanced scientific research with the somber reality that the site is a maritime memorial. 1. Discovery and Early Missions TITANIC Shipwreck Exploration