Never-before-seen footage of the famous 1986 dive that explored the wreckage of the Titanic was released on Wednesday evening, showing the famous ship like never before.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution posted the 80-minute uncut and unnarrated video on its YouTube channel. The video shows parts of the wreckage that have otherwise gone unseen since the ship sank in 1912.
The Titanic was famous before it sank and killed almost 1,500 passengers on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, but since, it has continued to grow in fame even 100 years after its demise.
Part of the reason behind the ship’s popularity was its discovery 83 years after it sank when the French oceanographic exploration organization WHOI found the vessel in 1985, sitting in its final resting place 12,000 feet below the ocean’s surface.
Following its discovery came director James Cameron’s cult classic and Oscar-winning movie “Titanic,” which came out in 1997 and depicted the events of its fatal voyage. The popularity of the film boosted the fame of the ship for another generation, and it continues to be popular 25 years after its release.
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The footage released Wednesday is from the three-person dive team that explored the wreckage for the first time in 1986.
WHOI said in a release that the expedition marked “the first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship since 1912 and includes many other iconic scenes.”
The release is also a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Cameron’s film.
In a statement about the footage being released, Cameron said, “More than a century after the loss of Titanic, the human stories embodied in the great ship continue to resonate.”
He continued, saying the footage helped “tell an important part of a story that spans generations and circles the globe.”
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