Titanic関連ＨＰ　Titanic: The Legend Below 　The Titanic
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In 1912, fourteen years later, a huge ship (the largest liner ever built) was on its maiden voyage, carrying some of the richest people in the world. The ship weighed 66,000 tons, was 268 meters long, could travel at a speed of about 25 knots and was considered 'unsinkable'. Crossing the North Atlantic at full speed on the night of April 14th, it struck an iceberg and sank. Due to a shortage of lifeboats, 1,500 of the 2,300 passengers (66%) lost their lives in the icy waters. The ship was named the Titanic.

Was it pure coincidence or was Robertson a visionary? We will never know - he died shortly after the real-life disaster in 1915, along with the answer.

1) In 1985, 73 years 2) after it sank, Dr Robert Ballard and his research team discovered the wreck of the Titanic lying 3) at a depth of 3,810 metres below the North Atlantic. He and his colleagues designed a robot which could take photos and video footage 4) of the wreck. They returned the following year 5) with their new robot, named Jason Jr, to record their find. The videotapes were released 6) on July 24th, 1986.

They found that the Titanic was not sunk 7) by an enormous hole 8) in the bottom, torn 9) by an iceberg, as had been previously thought. Instead, they believe that the liner ran 10) into the iceberg and buckled 11) on impact. The rivets, which held the liner together, popped 12) out and the ship literally fell apart.

Since the discovery of the wreck, interest 13) in the Titanic has been re-kindled. There have been a number of books and TV programs 14) on the subject and even a blockbuster Hollywood movie. The ship might not have been unsinkable after all, but its legend certainly is.