New video footage of the Titanic has revealed the exact point where the sailors first spotted the iceberg.
Experts on the OceanGate Expeditions released a 20-minute video showing the current state of the ship with the help of the team's Titan submersible.
Diving 13,000 feet to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, the team filmed the ship's bow, the main mast, the captain's quarters as well as the lookout.
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Rory Golden, a veteran Titanic diver and undersea explorer, explained: "When I first dived on the ship in the summer of 2000, the main mast laid right across the well deck onto the bridge.
"And now, as we can see, it has completely collapsed, it's very sad to see it.
"Looking down the well deck, we can see the door way that would have stepped out at the Crow's Nest, where Frederick Fleet was on the lookout spotted the iceberg.
"The bell would have hung just above the doorway on that hook."
The footage also showed one of the two remaining lifeboat davits, where desperate passengers gathered and tried to board a boat before the ship sank.
Rory added: "It gives you pause to think about the people who got into those lifeboats.
"The davit is just hanging there, in the darkness, reminding us of the great tragedy that occurred."
The ill-fated trans-Atlantic cruise hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912, and sank within three hours, claiming more than 1,500 lives on board.
OceanGate now welcomes amateur explorers to join them to return to the site later this year with an eye-watering entry fee.
The website state: "Intrepid travelers will sail from the Atlantic coast of Canada for an 8-day expedition to dive on the iconic wreck that lies 380 miles offshore and 3,800 meters below the surface.
"Your dive will provide not only a thrilling and unique travel experience, but also help the scientific community learn more about the wreck and the deep ocean environment."
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