Ocean salvage companies spent many years looking for the remains of the Titanic, studying the local currents and projecting possible search areas. Because of the depth of the seabed in that area, as well as the frigidity of the water, the actual searching was accomplished with robotic submersible craft carrying cameras.
RMS Titanic, Inc. was formed once they confirmed the location of the wreck. Here's the picture that finally convinced them that all their years of work had paid off (in the extended entry, as usual):
That link, by the way, is the real website for RMS Titanic, Inc. There's some pretty cool history and pictures there.
Posted by Ted at January 15, 2004 06:09 AM | TrackBack