Titanic wreck

Famous ocean grave

The Titanic wreck is the remains of the RMS Titanic, the British ocean liner that sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 after striking an iceberg.

The wreck lies about 12,500 feet below the surface and was discovered in 1985.

It has become a site of scientific exploration, salvage controversy, and dark tourism: They descended to the Titanic wreck in a submersible.

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