On the night of April 14, 1912, disaster struck. At around 11:40 PM, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. The collision caused significant damage to the ship's hull, but it was not immediately apparent how severe the damage was.
The discovery shattered myths. The Titanic had indeed broken in two. The bow lay upright, remarkably intact, the iconic prow still cutting through the abyssal mud. The stern, however, was a chaotic pile of twisted metal, crushed by the air trapped inside it as it imploded during the descent. Titanic