SEPTEMBER 1,1985
THE TITANIC WAS DISCOVERED
BY
ROBERT D. BALLARD
AFTER 73 YEARS OF WHEN IT HITS THE ILL FATE ICEBURG ON APRIL 15, 1912 AND TOOK OVER MORE THAN HALF OF THE PASSENGERS
Robert D. Ballard
The Man who discovered the Unsinkable RMS Titanic
He is most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the wreck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998. Most recently he discovered the wreck of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002 and visited the Solomon Islander natives who saved its crew.
In the early morning hours of September 1, 1985, observers noted anomalies on the otherwise smooth ocean floor. At first, it was pockmarks, like small craters from impacts. Eventually debris was sighted as the rest of the team was awakened. Finally, a boiler was sighted, and soon after the hull itself was found.
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