Complete map of Titanic’s deep sea grave compiled

Researchers have pieced together what is believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire three-by-five- mile Titanic debris field, and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened on the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic, and became a legend.

Complete   map of Titanic’s deep sea grave compiled

Researchers have pieced together what is believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire three-by-five- mile Titanic debris field, and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened on the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic, and became a legend.

Marks on the muddy ocean bottom suggest, for instance, that the stern rotated like a helicopter blade as the ship sank, rather than plunging straight down.

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