A new video of the Titanic wreckage has revealed the sunken ship in incredible never-before-seen detail.
The iconic cruise liner sunk 110 years ago midway through her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Only 712 of the 2,200 passengers made it to New York City, with the rest perishing in the freezing water.
Now, in eerie yet fascinating footage released on YouTube on Tuesday (August 30), the wreck of the Titanic can be seen for the first time in 8K video.
The team behind the clip - OceanGate Expeditions - explained in a press release that the footage is the only 8K video of the wreck ever recorded and that it was captured by the crew of the 2022 Titanic Expedition.
Check out the amazing footage below:In the footage, viewers can see the bow of the ship, the port-side anchor, hull number one, cargo hold one, and an enormous anchor chain.
Titanic expert and veteran diver Roy Golden explained that the video reveals never-before-seen details of the boat. "I had never seen the name of the anchor maker, Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd., on the port-side anchor," he said.
"I’ve been studying the wreck for decades and have completed multiple dives, and I can’t recall seeing any other image showing this level of detail," Golden added.
President of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush also commented on the groundbreaking footage, saying that it would help their team to better understand how the vessel has decayed. Included in the video is a view of a railing, which has fallen away from the ship due to erosion.
"The amazing detail in the 8k footage will help our team of scientists and maritime archaeologists characterize the decay of the Titanic more precisely as we capture new footage in 2023 and beyond," he said.
Rush continued: "Capturing this 8K footage will allow us to zoom in and still have 4K quality which is key for large screen and immersive video projects. Even more remarkable are the phenomenal colors in this footage."
OceanGate Expeditions' press release also detailed how the footage will be used to identify animal species living in and around the wreckage ahead of their next Titanic Expedition in May 2023.
After the footage was released, viewers took to the comments section to voice their amazement, with one YouTuber writing: "This is so amazing, yet sad at the same time. We need AT LEAST 30 minutes of footage. I would love for a camera to tour it."
A second commented: "Sad and extremely beautiful all at once."
And a third wrote: "In my opinion regardless how bad the ship is damaged it should be taken out of the water and preserved even if it's half of it and sent to a museum to stay definitely. We are letting it rot and become a part of the environment which isn't the brightest idea. Many of these people are doing tours for thousands of dollars when it could be seen in a national museum and preserved for what happened back in those times."
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