Amazing new images of the Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck, have been released. The pictures show the ship is in much better condition than previously thought. They were taken by a research team from Premier Exhibitions, and come 25 years after the wreck was discovered. Expedition spokesman Chris Davino said of the project: What we have witnessed, so far, has been nothing but extraordinary.” His team’s goal is to document as much of the Titanic as possible in 3D so they can “virtually raise” the ship. This will mean that one day, people will be able to take a 3D tour of it. Mr Davino encouraged people to follow the very latest pictures in near-real time at his company’s website www.expeditiontitanic.com.

The wreck of the Titanic has been at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland for 98 years. The luxury liner sank on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg on its way from England to New York. More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished and 710 survived, mainly women and children. It was the largest passenger steamship ever built and engineers boasted it was unsinkable. Striking the iceberg caused it to split in two; the bow and stern sections are now on the ocean floor 600 metres apart. The expedition team is working against the clock to photograph as much as it can before the Titanic collapses. Much of the ship has corroded and will one day collapse, perhaps to forever hide its secrets.

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