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New simulation of Titanic’s sinking confirms historical testimony | NatGeo documentary follows a cutting-edge undersea scanning project to make a high-resolution 3D digital twin of the ship.


NatGeo documentary follows a cutting-edge undersea scanning project to make a high-resolution 3D digital twin of the ship.

The joint mission by Magellan and Atlantic Productions deployed two submersibles nicknamed Romeo and Juliet to map every millimeter of the wreck, including the debris field spanning some three miles. The NatGeo series focuses on some of the fresh insights gained from analyzing the digital scan, enabling Titanic researchers like Stephenson to test key details from eyewitness accounts. Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson, metallurgist Jennifer Hooper, and master mariner Captain Chris Hearn find evidence exonerating First Officer William Murdoch, long accused of abandoning his post.

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