Ocean Floor Creepy Titanic Artifacts

Shows the 17 ton section of the rms titanic that was recovered from the ocean floor during an expeditions to the site of the tragedy on display.

Ocean floor creepy titanic artifacts. The lot containing the photos note and an oceanic log abstract has. In 1994 the united states federal courts granted them savor in possession rights. Yet that s exactly what researchers found in a flooded sinkhole in mexico back in 2014 elongated skulls and human bones. It is the most exciting project i have done said employee dolly van sickle.

And while much of the ship had naturally perished sitting under the sea for decades divers were still able to rescue and preserve plenty of amazing items. These titanic artifacts are highly sought after that s why steps were taken to protect the ship wreck. Photos were taken during submarine explorations of the site and the release of some of those photos suggest. This july 22 2009 image provided by rms titanic inc.

The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged. The titanic sank over a century ago after striking a giant iceberg in the middle of the atlantic ocean on its voyage from europe to new york city resulting in one of the largest oceanic catastrophes in history with the death total reaching 1 500. Researchers find some unique artifacts deep down in the ocean but little could be as unique as human skulls. The artifact exhibition takes you on a journey back in time to experience the legend of titanic like never before the galleries in this fascinating exhibition feature real artifacts recovered from the ocean floor 120 of which have never been seen before in arizona along with reconstructions of the interior and personal stories of the passengers and crew.

The photos and handwritten note are among a host of titanic artifacts that will be sold at auction in devizes u k. Rms is the only company granted the rights to recover artifacts and other treasures linked to the titanic. We can t even imagine how unsettling that must be to discover such things under water. While the assumption is that decades in the ocean would have led to total disintegration the discovery of the wreck of the titanic in 1985 also prompted a debate over whether there could be human remains embedded in the wreckage two and a half miles below the surface of the atlantic.

Though the rms titanic sank on april 14 1912 the remains of the doomed ship weren t discovered until 1985 on the bottom of the ocean floor off the coast of newfoundland.