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

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

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
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