A recent project has used advanced 3D scanning technology to reconstruct the legendary sunken wreck with unprecedented detail. These images not only show the beauty and magnificence of the ship once, but also help researchers solve the mystery of the terrible accident in 1912.
The project is developed by the deep-sea mapping company Magellan Ltd. and documentary producer Atlantic Productions collaborated last summer. They used remote-controlled underwater cameras to survey the wreckage lying on the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 4,000 meters off the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
After more than 200 hours of filming, they took 700,000 images and stitched them together to create a detailed 3D model of the wreck.
This is the first time there has been a comprehensive and accurate 3D scan of the Titanic. These images show amazing details, like the serial number on the propeller or the cracks in the hull. These images also clearly show the condition of the wreck after more than a century of being submerged in the sea.
“This is one of the first important steps to advance the study of the Titanic’s story based on evidence, not speculation,” USS Kidd Veterans Museum executive director Parks Stephenson told the BBC. He is someone who has worked extensively with “Titanic” director James Cameron.
Stephenson also said he was “stunned” when he saw the 3D scans and thought they would help solve unfinished questions about the ship. “It allows you to see the whole wreck and angles that you would never see sitting on a submersible.” he told the BBC.
Titanic is still a symbol of the devastating disaster at sea in particular and of human history in general. Thanks to 3D technology, we can see it more vividly and realistically than ever before.
Source: The Byte
