Exploring the Deep: The Titanic Expeditions

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With that said, sediment and marine life are building up on the surface of the Titanic, which will continue to give the appearance that the Titanic is continuing to sink to further depths. How long does it take to reach the depth of the Titanic in a research submarine? MacInnis said that in the event the submersible is located deep within the ocean, any recovery will be “incredibly costly”.

Colossal water pressure will always be an issue when discussing any object that sits 12,500 feet under the water. At such a tremendous depth, the pressure is nearly 400 times more intense than you would experience at the surface. That said, exploring the ship’s interior is even more difficult than visiting its exterior, so much of it remains a mystery. Naturally, the tight spaces make manned missions extremely difficult. Even unmanned submersibles struggle to reach the ship’s interior without damaging it. The coast guard is relying on aircraft, some of which have underwater detection capabilities. But officials admitted they only have the capability to search for sounds at the moment. As was evidenced by the very first successful mission, unmanned submersibles, known as remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), continue to play an essential role.

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When the Titanic was sinking, the ship broke apart, but it was during the descent that the two pieces really separated. When they eventually hit the ocean floor, it is believed that they hit at different angles, which forced them even farther apart.

Today, the Titanic remains deep beneath the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean. To be more exact, it is resting at a depth of roughly 12,500 feet or 3,800 meters below the surface. Given that the average depth of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12,100 feet, the Titanic sits at a particularly deep location.In any accident, you really want an analysis of what went wrong. And I suspect in this case, there will be a lot of head scratching and [if lost] we’ll likely see an effort to recover it if they can.” While the amount of time it takes to reach the Titanic’s depth will depend on the submersible being used, most expeditions tend to take between two and four hours to reach their final depth. In deep sea expeditions, MacInnis said, crews often worry about the “trinity”: fire, hull failure or entanglement.