It was a phone call from his mum that firmly planted Robert Ballard’s feet back onto terra firma after he returned from locating the wreck of RMS Titanic in September 1985.įresh from finding the remains of history’s most ill-fated ocean liner in the North Atlantic, Bob had done the rounds of every breakfast, late-night show and news outlet in America he could muster after weeks at sea.ĭespite lying undiscovered for 73 years in the North Atlantic, the story of the Titanic’s sinking on her maiden voyage in 1912 still endured. Here he reveals the secrets behind the Titanic story and his own incredible journey. During his 50 years surveying the seas, Ballard has also shed new light on how life on Earth was formed and located many other shipwrecks, including the Bismarck and Lusitania. Pero El Titanic vive en el fondo del océano como un monumento maritime y, como un laboratorio científico.Robert Ballard might be best known as the scientist behind the discovery of the RMS Titanic in 1985, but that’s just one highlight in his remarkable career as an oceanographer. La historia del hundimiento del Titanic y de los malaventurados pasajeros ha sido muy bien narrada en películas y libros. La comparación del cercimiento de estas “protuberancias” a lo largo del tiempo ayuda a los científicos a comprender major la degradación del Titanic, así como la de otros naufragios metálicos. Estas formaciones son en realidad comunidades de bacterias que lentamente corroen el hierro de la nave y dan al naufragio la apariencia “derretida”. Los restos del buque están ahora cubiertos con protuberancias de óxido, llamados “rusticles” en ingles.
Este gran agujero que estí en la base de la chimenea delantera de la nave, fue arrancado cuando el barco se hundiô hasta el fondo. El lateral de la cabina se ha deteriorado y caído, y podemos ver claramente la bañera, tuberías y grifos. Aquí vemos al camarote del capitán Smith. Fueron utilizados vehículos teledirigidos (ROVs) para llevar a cabo un a mission de “mirar y no tocar,” extremadamente importante para respetar y proteger este monumento.Įquipada con cámaras de alta definición, los ROVs fueron capaces de permanecer en un mismo lugar el tiempo suficiente para revelar sutiles características nunca antes vistas. Casi 20 años despues, regresó con un equipo de investigadores para mapear los restos y llevar a cabo un análisis científico de su deterioro. Robert Ballard fue el primero en ubicar los restos en 1985. En ese fatídico día, el mundo perdió al vapor de pasajeros más grande y más avanzado de su tiempo.Įl explorador el Dr. El 14 de abril de 1912, durante su viaje inaugural, El Titanic chocó contra un iceberg en el Atlántico Norte. But Titanic lives on at the bottom of the ocean as a maritime memorial and as a scientific laboratory.Įl Buque Royal Mail Titanic se pensaba era insumergible. The story of Titanic's sinking and her ill-fated passengers have been famously told in films and books. A comparison of rusticle growth over time helps scientists to better understand Titanic's degradation, as well as that of other metal shipwrecks. These formations are actually communities of bacteria that slowly eat away at the ship's iron and give the shipwreck its melting appearance. The ship wreckage is now covered with what look like rusty icicles, called rusticles. This large hole is at the base of the ship's forward smokestack, which was ripped off when the ship sank to the bottom. The side of the cabin has deteriorated and fallen away, and we plainly see the bathtub, pipes, and faucets. Remotely operated vehicles were used to conduct a "look, don't touch" mission, which is extremely important in respecting and protecting this memorial.įitted with high definition cameras, the ROVs were able to stay in one spot long enough to reveal subtle features never seen before. Nearly 20 years later, he returned with a team of researchers to map the wreckage and conduct scientific analysis of its deterioration. Robert Ballard first located the wreckage in 1985. On that fateful day, the world lost the largest and most advanced passenger steamship of her time. But on April 14, 1912, during her maiden voyage, Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
The Royal Mail Ship Titanic was thought to be unsinkable.
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