Science and Technology

Drain the Titanic

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Drain The Titanic reveals the wreck of the Titanic as it has never been seen before.

Using state of the art computer animation and the most recent comprehensive mapping data collected in 2010, this show is not just another deep sea dive to the wreck, but the most dynamic and comprehensive look at Titanic to date. It will offer a detailed explorative look at the world’s most famous wreck through the window of cutting edge Hollywood special effects. The idea is to ‘drain’ the Atlantic around the mighty ship wreck and in doing so, reveal a stunning ‘new never before seen’ view of the Titanic exactly as she sits on the ocean bed. Only recently was the entire wreck site mapped by one of the leading organizations connected to the ship, RMS Titanic Inc.

For the first time the entire wreck site was surveyed in great detail, clearly revealing the sections like the bow and stern sitting 2,000 feet apart. Where previously only small areas of the wreck site had been mapped, now, with the entire area scanned by multi-beam and AUV’s (Automated Underwater Vehicles), the true mystery of how Titanic lies has been revealed. This will be the first time Titanic has been seen in daylight since April 1912.

For the first time, technology and science is giving us the ability to create a 3D perspective of the wreck precisely as she lies on the ocean floor, based on hard evidence from the survey data. With this information we can look into the future and see the eventual fate of the world’s most famous wreck.

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Programme Details

DURATION
1 x 60'
BROADCASTERS
National Geographic
AVAILABLE IN
HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English