By Tim Binnall
A newly revealed digital scan of the Titanic wreckage provides an incredibly detailed and rather haunting look at the remains of the doomed vessel. The breathtaking work was reportedly crafted by the deep sea mapping company Magellan Ltd, who were enlisted for the project by Atlantic Productions, which is creating a documentary about the endeavor. Conducted in the summer of 2022, the painstaking process saw remote-controlled submersible vehicles snap a staggering 700,000 images of the wreckage over the course of 200 hours of dive time. These pictures were then pieced together to create a 3D composition of the downed ship that is unlike anything ever seen before.
Somewhat resembling the vessel's remains as if they were on the moon rather than underwater, the scan shows the chaotic aftermath of the ship's demise. "You can see the wreck in its entirety," marveled Titanic researcher Parks Stephenson, "you can see it in context and perspective. And what it's showing you now is the true state of the wreck." Experts hope that the astounding level of detail found in the digital scan can provide insights into the precise chain of events which occurred as the ship sank. To that end, with the vessel expected to ultimately disintegrate in around a decade, the project provides a proverbial snapshot of the ship before it is gone forever so that it can be studied long into the future.