'At that point, Titanic was no longer lost as we are at the exact spot and it speaks to you.'
A renowned deep-sea explorer has recalled the moment he finally discovered the wreckage of Titanic as he returned to Belfast to view a new gallery named in his honour.
Titanic now rests at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean after its sinking on April 15, 1912. The White Star Line ocean liner grazed an iceberg on its starboard side, opening up a deadly gash and allowing the freezing waters of the North Atlantic to flood in. "Kids are captivated because parents aren't supposed to make mistakes and this was clearly a colossal one. Every generation rediscovers the story of Titanic so it became a challenge for me to find it. I'm very competitive and I think watching others try and fail made it even more fascinating."
As part of his top secret mission and with just 12 days remaining at the end of the expedition to search for Titanic, Dr Ballard finally recovered the ship more than two miles beneath the waves of the North Atlantic on 1st September 1985. It has since become one of the world’s most historic and significant discoveries.
"At that point, Titanic was no longer lost as we are at the exact spot and it speaks to you. But it's a graveyard and that's why I promised to never take anything even though I saw lots of things I could have picked up. I said 'that's not right' because you don't go to a graveyard with a shovel. Visitors are also now able to delve into witness testimonies from the British and American inquiries, hear first-hand views of what happened on board Titanic on that tragic night and learn more about Dr Ballard’s quest to fulfil his lifelong dream to discover the ship's wreck.
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