{"id":170791,"date":"2023-02-09T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=170791"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:17:25","slug":"chilling-new-titanic-footage-shows-exact-spot-where-iceberg-was-first-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/chilling-new-titanic-footage-shows-exact-spot-where-iceberg-was-first-spotted\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilling new Titanic footage shows exact spot where iceberg was first spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"

New video footage of the Titanic has revealed the exact point where the sailors first spotted the iceberg.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Never before seen footage of Titanic wreck emerges 110 years after sinking<\/b><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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"And now, as we can see, it has completely collapsed, it's very sad to see it.<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

"The bell would have hung just above the doorway on that hook."<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Rory added: "It gives you pause to think about the people who got into those lifeboats.<\/p>\n

"The davit is just hanging there, in the darkness, reminding us of the great tragedy that occurred."<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

OceanGate now welcomes amateur explorers to join them to return to the site later this year with an eye-watering entry fee.<\/p>\n

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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. <\/p>\n

"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."<\/p>\n

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