How the Titanic Was Found

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The Titanic sank in 1912, but the wreck of the ship wasn't discovered until many decades later. This video explores why it took so long to find the wreck and delves into the competitive race between several explorers aiming to be the first to locate it.

Illustrations by Burak Ata

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Map source by MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors via Geolayers 3

[Cyclically]

This guy is always cooking the most exquisite 3 michelin star documentaries regularly

[Corristo]

The Navy didn't expect Ballard to actually find the Titanic. He found the two lost subs, Scorpion and Thresher, as agreed and then actually did what he wanted to do. But the Navy was also happy because the Titanic would generate so much media hype that they could investigate their two subs in peace while everyone else was busy blowing their minds over the Titanic.

[riggyrain]

@5:15 "he donated 300k in exchange for the equipment and crew needed" 😂😂 sounds like a standard purchase to me

[PhysicalEngineering]

the fact that they found something propeller looking but they have no idea what it is till now shows that we have absolutely no idea what is down there. a whole different world to find out about

[PunkRatSoda]

"The scientists told Grimm directly it was either them or the monkey, and to their surprise Grimm actually chose the monkey" is something I did not expect I would hear in a serious essay video

[mikedicenso]

As much as Dr. Ballard hated Jack Grimm, he did give him credit by noting that one of Grimm's submersibles had actually passed over one of the sections of the ship, and very close to the other, but their sonar didn't detect anything. Ballard noted that if only Grimm and his scientists had used the same video search technique he eventually did for Scorpion, Thresher, and Titanic, Grimm would have found Titanic first.

[priyanshusharma]

6:37 Grimm was the OG: " reject humanity, return to monke"

[Gunbudder]

i know someone that has a piece of the hull. they are OBSESSED with the titanic to a degree that upsets people. they are convinced they are a reincarnation of one of the passengers who died, and even had an idea of which one. that ship really gets to some people in a way i will never understand

[TheZelbury-kmmk]

Yooo…This Documentary is Better than Netflix documentary

[BubblegumYamper]

I'm sorry I nearly blacked out from laughing at the Titan illustrations. The drama, the tension; exquisite. Peak cinema. I enjoyed the rest of the video too

[lakxxya]

That poor monkey definitely felt betrayed

[staticbuilds]

So the titanic did report its coordinates wrong by a lot. It's lucky that the current and wind went south so the lifeboats were pushed in front of the RMS Carpathia path. The RMS Carpathia was also closer to the titanic than originally thought which is why it was able to save people, even by accident. That's lucky

[BJJR-TheFlipperofPizzas]

Neo, you are without a doubt one of the best creators on this platform. You teach and inform people on many different topics in a simple yet very effective way. Thank you

[jazzensemble]

I got to see the drone sub that took the pictures of the titanic when I was little. They encased the electronics in a non conductive oil so it could withstand the water pressure. I even got to meet Bob Ballard and learn about the expedition. His idea to look for debris fields with wider lines was such a key part of finding the wrecked ship.

[rey]

i love that actual art is being used here instead of ai crap. thank you for supporting artists

[jj-ifit]

I've been a Titanic buff since I was a kid, even before the movie came out. I never understand how he found the ship til you broke it down in this video. Thanks! Your channel is awesome

[graefx]

I think every one goes through periods of enthusiasm on Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology and popculture footprint. But I remember going through a massive Titanic phase and it's stories and artistry like this that really drove it.

[Tast_]

NEO is one of the best YouTube documentaries

[ddgdfoe]

We never get tired of watching titanic documentary

[A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

I love Nebula so much.
Hey in 1977 when Grimm's team was searching, my copy of "A Night to Remember" was on my bookshelf. We used to look at that iconic cover and marvel that "no one has ever found the Titanic."