Aftermath

September 1st, 1985

Titanic is found on the ocean floor...

12,500 feet deep.

73 years after her sinking.

The conflicting accounts of her sinking

were resolved when the wreck was found.

Yet so many questions remained...

and theories abound as to all the 

events leading up to the tragedy. 

One of the biggest conflicting accounts

was that Titanic broke in two on the surface

Before plunging to the bottom of the ocean.
This was confirmed by the wreckage.

The bow landed upright, twisted and bent...

but still recognizable...

An eerie ghost of the mighty ship.

The stearn of the ship also landed upright...

but was completely crushed on impact...

almost completely unrecognizable.

Between the bow and stern was the extensive

Debris field which lay withness to the

terrible break up of the ship.

Pieces of the ship twisted, bend, and upper apart...

and yet china dishes were completely intact.

Stained glass windows survived the breakup

And the impact with the ocean floor.

Personal belongings of the passengers

bring the tragedy into a sharp focus.

All that remains of the bodies on the ocean floor

are the shoes they wore...

They perished long before reaching

their final resting place, 12,500 feet

below on the ocean floor.

Artifacts... retrieve from the depths

The bodies those that perished, recovered,

And give a final resting place in Nova Scotia.

The Titanic

A testament to mans achievements.

A testament to man's arrogance.

(believing the ship was unsinkable)

And a tragedy that changed the world.

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So why do I feel so compelled and attracted 

To the Titanic tragedy?

That is a question that may never be answered.

But seeing the photos, 

and reproductions of the Grand Staircase,

the staterooms, and actual artifacts recovered...

It's something that touches me, 

to my very soul...

That can not be explained. 
A sense of relating,

and a uneasy sense of anguish.

Chilling photographs from the movie.

Also unexplained...

There's my unnatural intense terrifying fear 

of the deep water and drowning. 
I won't go in water more that 3 feet deep. 
I won't put my head under water.

And  anyone splashing in the water 

is unnearving and disturbing.

I don't even like water on my face.

Even thought I never was in a situation 

even anywhere close to drowning. 

Terrifying scene....