Titanic Boots On Ocean Floor

Sadly it won t be there for much longer as the ocean claims it for its own.

Titanic boots on ocean floor.

It has been there since it struck that iceberg over a hundred years ago. 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. 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. For over 70 years the titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again.

When the rms titanic sunk in 1912 the grand ship took with her over 1500 people. When the titanic sank in 1912 the famous. But it could soon disappear. Finally on september 1 1985 an ocean explorer by the name of robert ballard discovered her again.

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. Steel hull plates flexed on impact with the seabed popping out the rigid portholes. Cameron has visited the wreck 33 times and said he has seen zero human remains during his explorations. This porthole is among more than 5 500 objects retrieved from the ocean floor around the wreck of the titanic.

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. With a three man submarine ballard and others went down to the wreck and began taking pictures of her rusting hulk. 1985 the prow of the hms titanic as she lies on the atlantic ocean floor south of newfoundland.