When Alvin visited the wreck of the Titanic
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2024
- This rare, uncut, and unnarrated footage of the wreck of Titanic marks the first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship since 1912 and includes many other iconic scenes. Captured in July 1986 from cameras on the human-occupied submersible Alvin and the newly built, remotely operated Jason Junior, most of this footage has never been released to the public.
#titanic #history #shipwrecks
Runtime: 1hr 21min
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
I have been a Titanic buff since the wreckage was discovered in 1985.I taught Titanic in schools for 20 years. My son is named after a survivor. I have made several trips to Southampton England where Titanic departed and saw all the sites there including the harbor. I met Millvina Dean (last survivor to pass in May 2009)privately in September of 2008. To say I’m obsessed is probably an understatement. So excited to see more footage from 1986. Millvina Dean signed my National Geographic magazine of the discovery.
Well if your interested in this ship then you must have been to Belfast to see where she was built :)
South Hampton, yep remember that well. The Navy SP put me in Brigg for hugging one of those statues. Of course I was a bit tipsy from our events that night in London. I was in the Marines then, in 86 I believe when we were there. USS Inchon was our ride. Fun times, lol
That's great work you've done señor!🌟
Very interesting! Appreciate your post! Perhaps you might consider writing a book about your travels and your interview with a survivor I believe all are now dead.
You met the last survivor,please share your and the survivor experience, it's a Request 😟😟
This ship was sitting quietly in the cold dark, deteriorating while the surface world went through decades of history (WW1, Industrial Revolution, WW2, Pearl Harbor, Nagasaki/ Hiroshima, Great Depression, Elvis reign, Moon landing, Civil Rights movement, Korean War, Vietnam, birth of Internet, etc. All the way up to the Cold War) before human eyes were set on her again. Incredible.
That’s trippy within itself 😮
and the Beatles!
Whatever...
... The industrial revolution began in the 1800s. 🤦♂️
All wipipo history. You westerners are all so full of yourselves, you think that you’re all that is and all that matters.
Ballard’s team spotted the wreckage at the very end of their expedition - I believe on the 13th of 14 long “passes” through the area where it was determined the ship had sank. They had reached the point where it was almost time to pack up and go…and then a crew member monitoring the video suddenly yelled: “Wreckage!!” They had come upon the field of debris near the actual wreck. Then they saw the distinct boilers from the vessel. And, finally, Titanic herself. Just a magnificent, needle-in-a-haystack find.
Robert Ballard described finding a shipwreck in that deep of water as "finding a needle in a haystack at night in a blizzard with nothing more than a flashlight"
He described Argo as a high tech state-of-the-art flashlight
Actually, Ballard was asleep, when his crew found the Titanic. He takes credit for the discovery of HMS Titanic.
When Ballards team discovered it they were elated. The first image was a boiler. The crew cheered and someone retrieved Ballard. The next image was a pair of shoes. Perfectly positioned where a body would have lain. The crew fell silent as they realized, while achieving their objective, they had also discovered a mass grave.
@@ricktaylor3748 RMS. Titanic wasn't a naval ship. HMS is used in regards to ships that are commissioned into the navy of a kingdom.
@@ricktaylor3748 yep and woke him up immediately after one yelled wreckage, they kept saying someone go get Bob, and was awoken before they found the wreck, and he was the expedition leader for both 85 and 86, i would say that makes him the founder of the wreck
I never thought that I'd see the day that Woods Hole would release the 1986 footage. For those who don't know, they only license snippets of the footage to shows and documentaries. Seeing the footage released is a dream come true.
It is absolutely amazing as they go from the prow to the edge of the aft slope where the ship tore in two
I've been waiting since 1992 when I first watched the national geographic special on this to see this amount of footage from woods hole oceanographic.
And for free Like they couldve easily Sold this but they Just uploaded it for everyone on UA-cam
@@im_cool_lol - Not exactly; due to the fact that the expedition was funded with public money and (unlike the 1985 US-French discovery expedition) openly carrying the banner of WHOI, the captured images and footage have always technically been in the public domain. The problem in 1986 was that there was no straightforward way to distribute that footage for public access without incurring significant cost.
Kind of Fascinating and Creepy with a Saddening Feeling to watch. But Thank Woods hole !!
This is the defining footage. When the ship was untouched after spending 74 years at the bottom of the ocean. Before all the treasure hunters, tourists and vandals discovered it was a free for all down there.
For those asking, at 39:26 you can see the once gorgeous chandelier now completely overtaken by time and the ocean. It's amazing that not only is it still hanging, but it's *swaying* because of the water current.
My heart aches for everyone on the boat who were helpless in stopping the sinking ship and could see nothing but the dark ocean as the Titanic slowly, slowly, slowly began to tip and drown. In complete darkness, not even able to see the hand in front of you, knowing that this is how you die while everyone panics around you.
So eerie. I have nothing but heartache and empathy for those poor souls who died on what should've been a fun cruise vacation.
One million were slaughtered on this boat
@@dongvermine it was an inside job
Thank you for the time stamp-so eerie yet beautiful. 🤍
It actually was not a cruise. For most it was the conveyance to a new life. Not a cruise ship/trip.
@@dongvermine right, was t it 2 million? Oh wait. Only 1500. 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🫠🫠
It's weird to see something "new" that's 37 years old. Think about how much different the Titanic looks now. Lucky to have found it in the mid 80s. Imagine what it would have looked like if it were able to have been found in the 50s or something.
In the 1950's we didn't have submersibles that could venture down that far in the ocean, though it would have been interesting to see if we could have.
@Documentary Detective III if we eliminate the bodies trapped in her hull, probably amazing.
@@Kokopilau77 My grand ma was in her mother's belly when the Titanic sinked on april 15, 1912. Grand ma was born on may 29, 1912.
Her mother died in 1935 too soon and grand ma in 2005 at age 93!
@@easyabc1404 who asked ?
@@FDMGAMING ME! Where was your grand ma in 1912 young punk????????
What a piece of history. Still can't believe all those people lost their lives only hours after being so blissfully unaware of their fate. RIP to each and every one of them.
Rip to them…heroes one and all greater than army
They must have been shocked!
1,496 men, women, and children. We do not forget. Ever.
Thanks to Alvin and Jason for making this possible for the world to see.
Many years ago, I taught elementary school in Tampa, Florida. There was an exhibition of Titanic artifacts in St. Pete. My fifth graders (they are about nine or ten years old) practically demanded we take them to see it; they were so excited. This was not an easy field trip to arrange because it was out of county, but I think the fact that we were going to see the Titanic exhibit helped us get the permission to do it. Needless to say, the kids loved it and so did the teachers!
I continue to be amazed at the intense interest people have for the Titanic. I must admit that I also have it. Because of this fascination, I think the people who died will always be remembered, and their deaths will not have been in vain.
Hi Melody. I'm from Tampa... What school did you teach at? I now live in VA... Thank you for your comment.
We are close to April, and the Titanic spirit is high and mighty! Love these expedition footage, it’s truly a treat for the explorer and wonderer.
Nice to know others “read” the Titanic season!
Titanic fever! I gotta finish my 1/400 academy premium Titanic model
I love this comment
It was the greatest werck in history
@Dong Vermine it's the best known but there are several ones worse
My grandfather came to the US from Hungary in 1910 on the SS Carpathia; he was five years old. The voyage brought him from Trieste to New York. He was processed at Ellis Island where he was promptly renamed to a more American sounding name - Lazlo Ioseph became Louis Joseph.
Back in the sixties when I was a kid, he told me about the ship's connection to the Titanic. Being six or seven, I didn't know what the Titanic was, but mom had the handy Encyclopedia Brittanica in the house, so I looked it up. I have been fascinated with the Titanic ever since. My grandfather passed at 101 years of age, and I inherited the collection of memorabilia from the Carpathia voyage and the Titanic newspapers, magazines, books and collectibles that his parents had kept from the voyage and collected when the Titanic sank.
That's a cool story. Hello from Hungary!
Also I am assuming the correct way to write your grandfather's Hungarian name is actually László József, because we don't really have the version you have written.
My great grandparents came from Hungary in 1910 on the same ship. Same process. Wish I would have had the chance to meet him besides being a baby.
That’s amazing!
@Kat i checked and you are correct about the spelling. I also remember they added an L to his last name. His fathers grave says Gilinger. Grandpas says Gillinger.
I love reading these comments and seeing so many other people who share such a passion for the Titanic. I wasn't born until 1990, but my mother took me to see Titanic in theaters when I was probably a bit too young, haha. The world of Titanic just captured me at that age. My mom helped me understand what parts of the movie were real and which were fictional, but I was absolutely stunned. Not long after, I read an "eyewitness" book (the one published in 1999; i have since repurchased this exact edition!!) in my elementary school library that covered the Titanic and that was it for me. From then on, I read anything I could get my hands on including fictional historical novels based on survivor testimony or journals from passengers. I lived and breathed Titanic for most of my childhood. When our local science and history museum had an exhibit covering Titanic, my mom took me and I was blown away. They had hundreds of artifacts on display that had been saved from the wreckage. They gave everyone who attended a boarding pass that corresponded to someone who was on Titanic's voyage, and it was so genuinely human and special. There were videos showing the very little footage the public had from dives like this one, as well as chronological accounts explaining what happened that fateful day. The most touching experience were seeing the personal items that had been recovered from Titanic, including combs, shoes, broken White Star Line china. It was incredible. I'm 32 years old now, and I'll never forget it. I know they have since expanded the Titanic exhibition I went to as a child to include full recreations of various rooms of the Titanic and I'd give anything to go see it now. I know it's currently in Los Angeles, so I seriously encourage anyone interested to look into it. I've read they still give every attendee a boarding pass referencing a real passenger who took that voyage, and I can honestly say that had such a profound impact on me as a child to imagine walking in this person's footsteps. Maybe it's the music from this video, but I'm getting emotional just remembering it.
Thank you so much to Dr. Ballard and the entire team behind Alvin and JJ for the immense efforts put into Titanic's rediscovery, as well as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for releasing this footage. I know there is SO much going on right now in our world, but preserving historical moments like this is so important and so profound to our human experience. I can't wait to see a whole new generation of people swept up by Titanic and not just her story, but the stories of all those who were lost and survived that day. What an incredible and awe-inspiring journey it is.
It’s a boat that went down on some off the greatest heroes and survivors thag ever lived…a lot of conspirsceys have been made but never proven true only thing proved true is that the BAND…the musician went down sinking on the bot while playing they’re instruments.
Aka commitment
But the sad thing is that everyone thought the ship was intact. No one had the slightest that it was in two parts and therefore it was believed the Titanic could be raised
It's wonderful to finally have this footage released for us to see and review. I think it's particularly important as it is early footage of the wreck, where less of the more recent deterioration is visible. Thank you for sharing it with the Titanic community!
could you imagine if we could have gotten underwater video just a few years after it sunk to see how it looked then
Yeah we could've seen 💀!
@@loganstroganoff1284very unlikely. after all OP said few years and by then the bodies woikdave already been gone.
This is amazing! But I do wish there were subtitles sharing where on the ship Jason and Alvin are as they move along.
Also, the tech is mind blowing! The maneuvering of the smaller cam looks extremely complicated. Haunting....
ua-cam.com/video/UCwg2h7i4Ac/v-deo.html
I believe this is narrated by Alvin and it does have diagrams of where it is on the ship and audio description by Alvin himself.
@@Dildo.Baggins
It's a perfect link
to accompany this upload.
Thank you. 💞
@@Dildo.Baggins Thanks, Dildo! 😁
as this is in the middle of the 80s and alvin is a robot, i don't think, that he is the narrator.
When I was around 6 years old I was obsessed with the National Geographic special that showed portions of this footage, so to see all of it now is very special. As a lifelong Titanic nerd, thank you for posting this!
This is by far the best unedited footage I've ever seen of the Titanic wreck... so fascinating yet so overwhelmingly eerie.
Huge amount of thanks and respect to those who recorded this piece of history for the current and the future generations so that it can be revisited again and again at any point of time!🌹🌟💯
I wonder if this kind of adventure would ever be attempted again..This was nearly 40 years ago now so current tech may make future travels there even more interesting
@@khernandez46 most likely not, or they have to be quick: the wreckage has been eroded badly at the hands of the ocean and time and is in bad shape. It will likely collapse in the near future
My best friends dad built Alvin, and several models of Remus!
@@mytelevisionisdead There are expeditions to the wreck regularly. Last one was last summer.
Alvin is a machine and yes, it's awesome but it would be even nicer if a modern day expert would walk us through the different parts of the ship and enrich us with information about it.
This would be even more amazing if we could hear the audio track from inside Alvin as the footage was being recorded. I'd love to hear the sounds of surprise and joy in their voices.
A lot of cursing actually I’ve heard it
Totally agree! It must have been thrilling for them to finally find it after looking for so long.
@@dongvermineI want to hear it!!!
Rest In Peace ......may all the lost souls who went down with the Titanic never be forgotten.
An intimate deep-sea dive into the outside and inside of the ghost of Titanic, in its grave where it has lain since the tragic end in 1912. Thank you, Alvin.
I remember being absolutely fascinated by the search, and the emotions that ran high when they found her. Thanks for making this footage available to us all.
Thought I'd come here instead of spending $250k to get owned by water pressure
💀
🧐when you hear creaking in the hull seconds before realizing your millions of dollars in assets dont make you immune to physics
When that chandelier came out of the darkness it made me gasp! How amazing it must have been for everyone to see this for the first time. This was so powerful to see, thank you for the amazing footage! ❤️
At what point in the video is that?
@@codyricketts3350 34:30
I can't help but feel sadness at the lives that were lost so long ago
@@khernandez46 it’s incredibly sad..to see this living monument is mesmerizing yet heartbreaking
@@codyricketts3350Around 39:00
It is nice to see a video of the Titanic, Without 40 minutes of planning and talking having 5 minutes on the site.
I vaguely remember my great-grandmother telling me about Titanic when I was a child. She was already settled in America with her family then but she read about the disaster in the newspaper. Ever since then, I've been fascinated by Titanic and her disaster. I have seen so much footage of recent dives. It's interesting yet sad to see how much of this beautiful ship has disappeared. Thank you for the reference of footage of the first time she was discovered. It's great to compare recent footage of her to this.
These images are incredible. I have been fascinated with Titanic since I was a kid. The movie came out on my birthday in 1997 and I can't imagine what it must have been like to board the ship with so much hope for the future only to be forever changed 5 days later.
Just watched the entire thing on my 65” tv. All I can say is wow, breathtaking, sad, and beautiful. The emotion seeing footage like this of the Titanic evokes is next level. The flyover at the beginning is incredible - seeing the bridge without any plaques yet, all untouched. I wish OceanGate would film this exact footage with today’s technology. Thank you WHOI for sharing this with the world. Titanic will never cease to amaze and intrigue us.
How how did you watch it what channel
@@laurelvalentine345 he watched this video on his TV, either a smart TV with UA-cam App, or maybe a gaming device PS4/PS5, Xbox etc with youtube App,
Here is a link to modern 4K footage shot with a Rayfin 4K Camera - ua-cam.com/video/UCwg2h7i4Ac/v-deo.html
@@4ng3ldre4ms yeah, Iwatched it already, stunning stuff!!!
I just watched it on my 86” TV
The first time I read about the Titanic, I was my 1st grade school year (1987-88). There was a chapter in our reading book and I remember seeing the picture of the bow in the corner of the page and at the time, I had no idea what the Titanic was. Sometime within the following two years, I ordered Dr. Robert Ballard's book "Exploring the Titanic" through Scholastic Books and I immediately became obsessed with the ship. I have read just about everything that I could find on the Titanic and have watched so many documentaries. In 1998, Dr. Ballard did a lecture at a local college and my mom got me tickets to go and I was able to get his autograph. I'm so happy to see this footage released to the public.
This made me cry. It's haunting to this day and will continue to be so 100 years from now. Thank you for this.
I understand; unfortunately they say, that within 50 years, it will have all collapsed in on itself, due to steel eating microbes/rusticles. I suppose, we're fortunate to see it (via video), while she's still standing, so to speak.
Cry baby😂😂😂😂😂
@@landonnagin4273 stupid comment
Yes this made me cry to. Heartbreaking to think of all the lives that were lost. At times I could almost see the people walking around the ship. So very sad. R I P to everyone that was lost that fateful night.
@@landonnagin4273Bro, you’re literally on a video of the first ever footage of an absolute tragic piece of history when it was discovered. Did you really think that you wouldn’t encounter one emotional comment?
This was fantastic, thank you Alvin, JJ & WHOI for all of your hard work on this beautiful discovery!!
Some of the music is so haunting but so fitting. I’ve got chills. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. I’ve been a Titanic fan since I was a kid.
Never have I been more grateful for the 2x speed option
The Titanic lasted 74 years (as seen in this film) until it was discovered, but sadly in the last 37 years it has mostly disintegrated to the point that within the next twenty or so years it will be completely gone! All survivors are now also gone and soon only memories and these films will remain. The ship and it’s sinking changed so many lives and thus it seems odd that soon it will be completely gone!
They have been saying it will be gone 20 years since the wreck was discovered, is the wreck deteriorating…:yes it is….is it as bad as everyone is trying to scare people into thinking?….no, titanic will be around for quite a while yet
I mean, 74 years and it was still pretty intact. I imagine it will take just as long if not longer for it to be completely gone.
I visited Moody Gardens in Galveston TX when they had the pieces from the Titanic on exhibit. With every ticket you were given the name of a person from the ship. It was and😢 is fascinating. The exhibit was great! To see the many personal items that made it from the wreck and well as dishes and all of it .. a great memorial to the people and the ship.
Thank you for sharing! Titanic is timeless, even as time reclaims her. I watched in awe of the unfiltered, unedited footage of this amazing ship!
Great to see this footage,this ship has been a part of my life for 70 years and the Nomadic in Belfast is the last of the White Star Line.
I last visited her 2014 and donated a brass bell and an inclinometer,so if you want to get close to Titanic visit Nomadic you won't be disappointed.
To any who did not see this to the end, I urge you to go to about 1:17:00 and watch Jason return to Alvin, parked on the deck of the ship. It is a stunning sight.
That was freaking awesome to see Alvin on the top deck of Titanic with JJ looking down and knowing Dr Ballard was inside that tiny sub back when I was barely 6 years old when this was happening so so far away from my home in Montana. Amazing how much time changes things and perspective......
Actually the "landing" of the subs destroyed a lot of the ship.
Those moments do wonders to help contextualize just how remote and inhospitable these waters are. In seeing illustrations and maps, it's hard to comprehend how dark it is down there, and how small this relatively large ship was in comparison to the vastness of the ocean. That they ever even found it at all is incredible.
As a proud Irishmen born in N. Ireland living in Canada 🇨🇦this will always be an Irish ship . If you have not been to the Thompson’s Dry docks in Belfast . Please go down and see where the Propellers were put on and the scale of the ship . You feel her presence there 🇬🇧🏴🇮🇪☘️
Went there in December 2018. We had the drydock to ourselves for hours and hours to explore for ourselfs without a guide. Truly felt the presence of the ship there. I'll never forget it.
Ahora está allí él se nomadic no puedes bajar al dique seco ..
Total BS. Comment it is an American ship through and through over 70% of passenger lost was American.
@@dongvermine I think they meant in terms of who _built_ / outfitted the ship. The chief designer was an Irishman, too.
Strangely beautiful comment
In 1992, I was on vacation and stopped in Wood's Hole . As I was walking to the ferry with my bicycle to head over to Martha's Vineyard I was passing a building and a door opened and out stepped Robert Ballard. I went over and shook his hand and had a brief encounter with him that I've never forgotten.
As a kid we went to see the major traveling museum exhibits. They had so many artifacts, recreations of some of the rooms, a massive chunk of the hull, touching a wall of ice, a live showing of the organisms and small creatures that inhabit the wreck now, and getting a ticket at the start of the exhibit to hold onto to 'see if you survived' at the end (I was first class and died both times)...truly an amazing experience. I'm hoping it comes back to the museum again
dang i would love to go!
Here's the Music Used (In Order):
Exploration - The Ambient Composer
Blossoming Thought - Emmanuel Jacob
Piano Sonata No. 14 (Light Rain) - Peter Murakami
Passage of Dreams - Eleven Kingdoms
Nomad - Yotam Agam
Landing on the Ground - Sivan Talmor & Yehezkel Raz
Jūra - Ardie Son
Birthplace - Ardie Son
Compass - Some Were At Sea
Thank you so much!!!!!
Amazing I am seeking one of these tracks.
I will never forget seeing Robert Ballard as the Keynote speaker for the New York State Science Teachers Association conference only a short time after this footage came back. Ballard, a couple of tvs on a stage in the Catskills, a raw video tape, and a couple hundred science teachers not breathing. One of the most memorable evenings of my life. Thank you.
I've been fascinated with Titanic since I read an illustrated book about it as a teenager back in 1973 or 74. This video is both awesome and a sobering reminder of the mass loss of life associated with the disaster. I did find myself wishing however, that there was a small inset showing us exactly where on the ship we were viewing.
So excited to see this footage - can't wait.
When she was awaken from her slumber to bring light to the tragedy and hasn't been able to rest in peace since. I wish humanity would have respected Dr. Ballard's wish and let her be. But thanks for this remarkable upload.
Yes, people need to respect her and leave her alone 🙏🏻
This is so disorientating to watch,really hard to figure out where you are but an amazing piece of history captured.
I'm so excited to see this!! I've seen just about every single documentary there is about Titanic, so this will be absolutely fantastic!! I've been obsessed since I was 9 years old, when the movie came out ❤️❤️
Same here, I was 13 when the movie came out and became obsessed with the history of it all. I watch the documentaries regularly, they strangely calm me when I can't sleep!
Titanic was my very first date movie!
I’ve been obsessed since I read A Night to Remember in the early 70s
Which movie? There are many. My personal favorite is “Titanic” from 1953 with Barbara Stanwyck. Although most critics consider “A Night to Remember” from 1958 to be the best.
*Saved from the Titanic* is a 1912 American silent motion picture short starring Dorothy Gibson, an American film actress who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Premiering in the United States just 31 days after the event, it is the earliest dramatization of the tragedy. 🚢
Seeing the movie as a kid made me interested in the ship. As an adult with a kid, now it’s horrific to think of all those people with their children knowing they were going to die. RIP to all of those people that lost their lives that night
It's amazing to think that some of the pictures released from 1986 came from this recording, absolutely amazing: There's paint! black and white paint visible! I've never seen that before in any other wreck footage.
Big big thank to those who shared this amazing piece of history!!
I remember when the RMS Titanic was found. When the Nat Geo magazine came to the house. I just stared at it. I was so sad. The loss was so enormous. I was eleven. I have studied the Titanic. Every video and photo I could. I’m 47 now.
So hallowed.
I have even started the video at the time she was struck and it shows the ship sinking in real time. So I will sit and watch it. Every April 14.
This is amazing because, it is in its natural unmolested state. This truly is what I have wanted to see!
Thank you!!!
❤
My great great grandfather died doing his duty. Henry hesketh also know as Harry, from Liverpool. Crewe member. God bless.x
Amazing video. You can actually still see the black paint still on the hull (around the 1:13:06 mark). It’s incredible actually that after 75 years underwater it was still the case. Unfortunately that is all but gone now. Still it just shows you how well it was actually built.
Going to the Titanic slipway in Belfast really puts it into perspective how gigantic it was. Today they still have the original timber railing it was built on. The tender Nomadic is there too. RIP to all those who lost their life that Monday night.
Black paint is still visible on port side of the front of the bow
It was Sunday night into Monday morning
19:42 - Amazing to see the Starboard wing bridge almost intact - hard to believe what view Murdoch must’ve seen stood up looking out upon hearing the bells, as well as Captain Smiths thoughts when he looked over and observed…
Funny story they actually weren’t searching for the sight in 1985. It was a Soviet Sub they were going after and the whole Titanic thing was just a cover story and no one including Ballard ever thought they would actually discover it. It’s spooky to think that once you realize they almost made it to NY and likely would’ve arrived the next day
This is amazing! Thank you so much! Have been a Titanic fan for decades - even before it was found ~ still remember the excitement when the discovery was announced.
Not sure what this is at 23:56 that says "London". What are we looking at here?
It's interesting how much trouble the ROV operator had keeping Jason Junior from drifting. Either there were some pretty hefty currents during those dives or the gyro technology back in the 1980s was not fast enough to correct. If you compare this to some of the ROV shots that James Cameron was able to get about 20 years later, it's night-and-day. Cameron's ROVs had the advantage of being small enough to get into areas that JJ simply could not. It is a testament to the skill of the ROV pilots on the 86 expedition that they were able to drive that ROV while sitting in the cramped confines of Alvin's cabin using the relatively low-res video tech of the day. The 1986 expedition inspired me as a kid and now I am able to take my own ROVs to shipwrecks.
I was a free diver for 25 years and if I could dive this deep I would have explored the titanic myself. The victims of the titanic are immortalized by the technology and ability of scientists to explore the deepest parts of our world. May they rest in peace and in our memories and hearts. ❤️
Thanks to the iconic voyage they made, the victims of the sinking will forever be remembered by humanity, which is all anyone can ask for, don't you think? To be remembered after we're gone...
I was working on a seismic vessel looking for oil in 1981. We were in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia all around where Titanic sank in the middle of winter. I had the saddest feeling come over me. We were in and around where you could see icebergs. Very, solem and sadness was all around.
It is amazing footage. It would have been nice, however, to hear the explorers speaking versus the musical score that has been added. Hearing them describe what they were seeing, and by extension what they were thinking and feeling, is as important to this human story as these stunning images.
So in spite of having been fascinated by the subject of Titanic and the expeditions to her since fairly early childhood, it hasn't been until recently that I was able to get hold of and read Ballard's 1987 book on the subject. As such it wasn't until now that I was able to appreciate just how limited the space within Alvin's pressure sphere actually was - nor the fact that while the cameras mounted outside Alvin and within the prototype ROV "Jason Jr." represented state-of-the art technology, the feeds from the light-sensitive B&W cameras (providing aerial views), the (then) high-definition video cameras mounted on Alvin's arm and within "JJ" were plumbed back to three VCRs mounted within Alvin. The feed from JJ appears to include a sound channel, but as far as I can tell, the only method for recording sound within Alvin itself was the commercial-grade camcorder they also carried with them (for documenting what was going on inside). It follows that a lot of this footage has no diegetic audio for the simple reason that none was ever recorded.
Respectfully, I actually disagree. I think it adds to the mystique of the discovery. There are many who can add commentary.
Every time I see footage of the wreck, the realisation always hits that at some point, many many years ago, Titanic was resting at the bottom of the ocean with all her colours still intact.
Just amazing to see this footage! The music is also beautiful but yet so sad. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Thank you so much for releasing this incredible footage!
I was about 9 when they discovered the wreckage. My dad was a veteran and didn't have much to say about anything. This usually quite man rented a VCR (too expensive for toutright own one on 85) and our whole family watched the VHS tape of the discovery over and over.
First time in 7 decades that human eyes saw the ship . It's sad to think that most of the survivors including Harold bride ( one of Titanic's operators ) were already dead , when she was found.
This video was thrilling. The Titanic has been part of my life since I was 5, and I'm about to be 27. To be able to see these first images taken directly from the wreck (back in 1986, one year after RMS Titanic's resting place was discovered) is simply... overwhelming and incredible. The way I'm feeling right now is... indescribable ❤
27... You're a child! I'm 60. Go play with your video games and let REAL people watching REAL images... You even not recall september 11...
Child...
@@dan9700 It was the BIGGEST ship in the world and it sunk on it's MAIDEN voyage. Plus the MOST casualties at that time for a sinking, 1,500 people dead i think. Plus! It was ONLY discovered in 1985 where it sunk. The location was UNKNOWN for 73 years...
That's enough for talking about it since 1912...
Good for you stu-pid?
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And you are a disrespectful old man. First of all, yes, I DO remember 9/11 (I was just 5 but I remember that day). And second, I have watched all the movies about the Titanic, some TV series, a lot of documentaries, I wrote the final essay of my degree and Master's degree about the Titanic from 2 different perspectives, I have 18 books about the Titanic, 1 poster, 4 of the movies in DVD, 2 magnets of the Titanic on my fridge, 1 bell on the wall of my room (imitation to the original one of the crow's nest), 2 Titanic miniatures... HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
@@kaneki-ken96 You proved your point. You're a young clever guy which is rare nowadays. In the comments here, a man asked me after one of my comments : What special about that? It's only a disaster among others...
See? A young imbecile. Bravo if all you said is true!
@@easyabc1404 I can assure you it is true
I've been in love with this ship and her story since the wreck was discovered. Thank you for sharing this.
It’s amazing to see this footage but It would be nice if someone was narrating it so we know where in the ship we are and what particular thing we are looking at incase someone (like me) doesn’t know
Been a Titanic buff since I first read a book about it in 3rd grade reading class. Watched the 1997 film a year later and fell in love with the ship. Soon I was buying every Titanic book I could find. Also fascinated by other ocean liners of that time like the Normandie. Such beautiful ships of a bygone era compared to today's cruise ships.
Thank you WHOI for posting this video. The loss of 1500 lives is heartbreaking. Curious how many dives to gather that much footage?
Absolutely amazed and so eerie at the same time. I was in awe when I realized that, that was actually a chandelier. Thank you for sharing this!
22:50 - Seeing "Alvin" gradually illuminating a room that had been bereft of light for over 74 years is a very poignant moment.
Thank you for sharing! I saw a headline about the live viewing just minutes ahead, and I'm glad I stayed up to watch the whole thing ❤️
Thank you for the footage. I have been a Titanic buff since I was 11 years old. I was so excited when you found it and I love seeing the original footage. So interesting to see what can be made out from the original footage. Thank you for posting this!!
This is incredible footage. Nice to see interest in the Titanic hasn't faded.
This is so cool!! When I was a kid I got a book all about the expedition with pictures and stories of the building of the ship and the passengers. I have been in awe ever since!
I served on the USS Lexington and USS Forrestal back in the day, in my mind it gave me a connection to the Titanic. I have every DVD, put a beautiful puzzle together that hangs in my office along with a huge replica of the ship. Not quite sure, but just something about it. A treasure that should not be made fun of. It obviously is easy for many to get emotionally attached to.
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When I was 6 years old when Ballard discovered the Titanic and a few years later I learned about the wreck in grade school back in 1989 and my life changed forever to keep Titanic and her story alive
Absolutely fascinating! And to whomever did the background music, great job. It really adds to the whole experience. Mesmerizing!
Ugh I’m trying to figure out what the music is….I need it ❤️
@@Sumermakyou ever find out the songs in this video?
@@stryker2595 no sorry!
Amazing footage! Titanic continues to capture people’s imagination and continues to make people come back to her. I became a Titanic enthusiast at 7, saw Titanic when I was 8, and ever since then all I’ve done is just watch documentary after documentary and learn anything and everything about Titanic.
That was freaking awesome to see Alvin on the top deck of Titanic with JJ looking down and knowing Dr Ballard was inside that tiny sub back when I was barely 6 years old when this was happening so so far away from my home in Montana. Amazing how much time changes things and perspective......
This footage is the greatest footage of them all. It makes it seem more real than the 4K versions we see today. Weird thing to say I know, but this is the footage of the ship before it was robbed, it is unrecognisable today from when it was discovered. A lot of its history taken away to put on show.
This is so calming and eerie at the same time. You could almost se peoples from the corner of your eyes on those decaying desks and inside these ruined rooms and cabins... Ghosts haunts this place where it rests forever alone in the dark and silence.
A beautiful and respectful tribute! Thank you.
It must have been equal parts scary and thrilling.
Two and a half hours just to get down there. Insane.
Thank you for Sharing!! Titanic is timeless,, Even as time reclaims her.. I watched in awe of the unfiltered,, unedited footage of this amazing ship!!
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This video is truly "up close & personal". I wish there were something onscreen occasionally, so we can know what part of the ship we're looking at. For the 100th anniversary of the sinking, some online friends & I got together for an online virtual reenactment of the sinking. We chose our characters, either from actual passengers or crew, or a made-up person. It was amazing how realistic that memorial was. All of us felt a bit of the reality came through, bringing us to tears, & really living those moments. The memory still gives me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing these tragic yet fascinating images.
An absolutely stunning piece of history as well as a sad moment in history.... I'd love to visit the titanic one day, but being able to see this footage and all previous footage beforehand is the next best thing!! The fact that we have technology to visit the depths of our oceans is incredible and I feel like we should definitely do more undersea exploration ... Who knows what else we may find
Thank you so much for releasing this video footage! Despite how tragic the sinking of the ship was, it's a real treat for us to finally be able to watch this raw footage for ourselves.
I’m not someone who cries but this (for some reason) made me cry . This is amazing! Thank you for this beautiful piece of history.
Cry baby😂
I'm so glad to see the entire footage.
I have been a huge Titanic history buff for 50 years, ever since I was 8 years old. At 58 yrs old I'm still fascinated at Titanic's haunting beauty. She has fascinated the world since she sank. I'll never forget Dr. Ballard's excitement when we all first watched the footage in 1986, I was mesmerized. While I understand the awe and wonderment of artifacts from anything of historical importance, I'm saddened at the fact that it still seemed like grave robbing. I know, I mean no disrespect in saying that, it just hits my heart knowing how many people suffered and died when the Titanic sank. I'm just like everyone else, including probably the ones who boarded the ship: awestruck at her beauty, how gigantic she was, how immaculate everything was inside that ship on such a grand scale. She was "dressed to the nines" only to be forever gone, with nothing left but her exterior, slowly deteriorating. That's how I feel about the Titanic. She still fascinates me so much that I still don't think I know enough. I want to know more but, we all know what we've been shown throughout history. Growing up a cop's daughter, I guess my Dad was right, I have this intense desire to dig deeper, to know more...I simply can't get enough of anything about the Titanic. I applaud you Mr. Ballard, you took us all on a journey that most of us will never experience, except through your eyes and Alvin's...Thank you!!
As someone unfamiliar with ship construction, I can't tell what I'm looking at, or what part of the ship we're in at a given moment in the film. I really wish there could be captions (or whatever) labeling each section as we go along. Just a thought, & I still enjoyed the video of this sad, sad ship.
A respectful salute in memory of all of those who were lost on that cold night of 1912 aboard this once beautiful ship and that now rest eternally. May their souls be in peace and that they were eventually reunited with their families.
This footage is really helpful for the future generations to see the titanic when it was less destroyed by the time
The 5 people who went down in that little sub could had watched this video & many others out here rather then wasted their lives & money only to die in a mini sub they would all be alive today if they didn't go in the sub.
your right it’s very unfortunate how people accidentally put themselves in danger
Look at all of the comments, people who are fascinated, and have worked their whole lives studying the titanic. Those five people had no way of knowing they were going to die, but they did know the risk and decided the experience was worth it. Seems like a shame that you are insulting them after they perished living out what could only be a dream to so many.
Man, this is some incredible footage. Bravo!
These images are mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Great and old beautiful tragic story is still being remembered discussed and to be loved by people who have always known of the Titanic or just discovered. In a era of digital footprint so glad The Titanic still captures people. May all the souls rest in peace xx
This is INCREDIBLE! I have been OBSESSED with the Titanic since I was born in 1980. I spoke of the ship and dying on it “in my life before this one” to my mother at the age of 3 and 4….Ballard discovered her as we all know in 85 when I was 5 years old. I watched it, and cried. I’m crying watching this. I’ve cried watching and reading everything I possibly could over the years of and throughout my entire life….i cannot explain logically why I’m so connected to her but I just am and always have been. I would give anything to be able to go down to the wreck just once in my life. I even have it in my will that I was at least some of my ashes scattered at the wreck site when I pass. Thank you for releasing this. ❤
it's crazy how captivating everything about this ship is, i never really thought much about it until the ocean gate accident. now i find myself finding and even rewatching every piece titanic media i can find. such a beautiful ship too, i miss the older ocean liners. if you haven't already found it, the historic travels channel has lots of vids about the olympic class that got me hooked