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National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic and wants to preserve the most famous ship in history from plunder and decay.
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[@bryanmanduley6307]

Rip to all those people who died on April 15, 1912.... You are not forgotten in our hearts.

[@nicolehicklinn4945]

+Bryan Manduley that is sweet

[@superjesuschrist7980]

+Bryan Manduley sweet indeed. rip to those who perished.

[@airguntherapy8665]

+Bryan Manduley Among was the dead were very rich men who were opposed to the Federal Reserve, founded a year later.

[@judithmarielivingston2294]

+Strix Nostre They are in heaven or hell.

[@Pauly144]

Yazole That's part of a conspiracy theory which I think is very true. I think the death of Titanic was planned as well as the limited amount of life boats and life jackets. Only women and children were the first to be saved. That left the men waiting on the ship. The titanic was the rich men's grave.

[@Vladpryde]

Wow! I had no idea that skeletons will not remain at that depth. I always wondered if there were skeletons down there; I guess that answers my question.

[@Willysmb44]

Yeah, I'd also wondered why I never heard of someone encountering a skeleton at the site of the Titanic. God, that's so creepy seeing those shoes, knowing there was body there. No wonder Ballard is pushing for preservation of the site.

[@Naotechd_Out]

There's your answer. Shallow Water, not the depths of two miles, shallow water.

[@Naotechd_Out]

Even more correct

[@orientlover1]

Skeletons are found in wardrobes but not at depths of 12500 feet for the last 104 years.

[@orientlover1]

When did the Empress of Ireland sink?

[@jamesprovost2602]

I love how they have respect for the sight where the bodies fell.

[@CosmicTeapot]

*site

[@timpatjoe]

+Son Of Montreal shup

[@BlitzoSuck33]

* shut up

[@joannetyler8291]

James Provost yes, I wont watch any of the movies...I wont let others capitalize from their deaths.

[@jamesprovost2602]

+Son Of Montreal seriously stick your grammer up ya ass sorry I didn't spell check ya freak!

[@austinsimmons4393]

"You really should not take things from this site." I honestly think that was very well said.

[@victoriaarcturus203]

Austin Simmons Yet they did took over 5000 Artifacts

[@mahikashakya]

Yes!!

[@mahikashakya]

@@victoriaarcturus203 really!?!

[@doppelbanger5797]

But I want those shoes

[@BadWolfSilence]

I can’t say I understand at what point it becomes archaeology instead of disrespectful to remove dead bodies and such from a site.

[@nikolatesla1296]

It really is surreal and eerie at the same time when you think about the way he explains hundreds upon hundreds of bodies raining down to the bottom of the Atlantic. I can't imagine seeing something like that. Can you imagine hundreds of bodies falling out of our skies? That's exactly how it is for whatever lives below the surface.

[@flyinhawaiian49]

+Nikola Tesla that was like manna from heaven to the sea creatures.

[@nikolatesla1296]

flyinhawaiian49 Manna?

[@AnnaFresa1]

+Nikola Tesla he means the sweet bread that God sent down from heaven to feed the hungry crowd (according to Bible)

[@janmaxwell4974]

Nikola tesla is scientist who made the teslas (no joke)

[@nikolatesla1296]

Jan Maxwell What do you mean?

[@liliarose6890]

I can't even imagine the horror those people felt

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

4000 m deep means 400 bar waterpressure down there.

[@Flanxxed]

Well most went into shock and drowned which they were unaware of what happened so it wasn’t that bad hypothermia on the other hand

[@masterdevoe2519]

@@Flanxxed that's an assumption, we can't imagine what they experienced.

[@animeshnaik2345]

British should feel that

[@Mistro07]

@@masterdevoe2519 sure you can, you’re probably ll just not right

[@ENB1968]

"It takes about five years". So by the time we entered WWI in 1917, everyone was gone. Wow...

[@thehumanvulcanthv5712]

Eric Beer He said there was not enough calcium at that depth

[@oshanne]

ww1 started way before 1917. it ended in 1918.

[@goop9624]

WW1 started in 1914.

[@goldensun2787]

@@goop9624 America joined in 1917

[@midgetwthahacksaw]

@@goldensun2787 And Titanic sank in 1915. That's three years, not five. All the bodies would have been gone in 1920.

[@mrvaulted8081]

The shoes have a natural position, like someone laying down.

[@Fan.Of.FanFiction]

That's because they used to be filled with the feet of a dead person, laying down.

[@lesteveman4462]

Maybe watch the video before you comment

[@ARenae1]

I have always heard that at such depths a human just basically turns to dust due to the pressure .... can someone more knowledgeable please explain how these boots are the way they are ..and being explained the they are .... I would appreciate it 😊

[@lesteveman4462]

@@ARenae1 thats because there is water in the boots that why it ain’t getting crushed or when the dead body fall down it don’t get crushed because the person drown and then water go in to them

[@Fan.Of.FanFiction]

Ashli - it's because the boots are filled with water (you're right due to pressure bodies become like dust). Also they are positioned like this because a dead body is like a rag doll and flops down in contorted, unnatural positions.

[@TOLSTAKEN]

R.I.P guy with shoes

[@kingtyson999]

Lmao thats sounds funny. I dont know if u said it as a joke but that made me laugh while i was getting all emotional

[@jaesukpogi]

TOLSTAKEN lol there is a lot of guy with shoes

[@noname-wr9ob]

Didn't everyone have some shoes?

[@oldi184]

I guess those shoes are not there anymore. Looters and hawks loot stuff from Titanic. www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2016/04/14/titanic-artefacts-las-vegas/

[@antonyroe3084]

And the rest

[@VincentLobster]

I'm looking at those boots and keep thinking "Wow, those are some damn good quality boots to have lasted that long down there! They look great!"

[@tigerfan826]

Vincent Lobster He didn't want to scuff his Nike's

[@effooo2000]

Leather can't be eaten by deep sea organism

[@geemale4073]

Itakes you wonder...if that as real ...likely leather..why didn't it decompose?

[@normathomas8276]

There was leather shoes still intact of the Mary rose and that was hundreds of years ago

[@janjames9037]

Vincent Lobster ok

[@Catssandra13]

Unlike others who have explored the remains of the Titanic and exploited it, and many who have salvaged the wreck and in the process caused great damage - Dr. Robert Ballard has a deep respect and reverence for what remains of the ship and the victims, and doesn't want to exploit it for personal greed or fame. He wants to preserve what is possible. I truly admire this man.

[@alexanderwalle3568]

He should have played Jack in "The Titanic."

[@Fuzion180]

Such a horrific event, the sight of seeing such a huge ship sinking before your eyes and hearing the screams, can only imagine. Then the deathly eerie silence. What an experience. RIP :(

[@alexanderwalle3568]

Fish are clearly particular about footwear.

[@LiquidCypher]

Im lost deep in youtubes "related videos" right now

[@lucafenech269]

Richard Northrup AHHAAHAAHAHQH sameeeee 😂

[@crash5922]

Brh it's midnight and I have school tomorrow. What am I doing here

[@taryntino7912]

I started out watching claw machine wins and ended up here. Wasn't disappointed.

[@ardithbard857]

Richard Northrup 4yrs later so am i

[@timberbee1197]

same 🤣

[@jeremyalmquist27]

Robert Ballard was the ideal person to make this discovery. You can tell he has the up most respect for his work with the Titanic.

[@jeremyalmquist27]

Cool either way

[@TSideWes805]

+Jeremy Almquist Alumni of University of California, Santa Barbara- I like

[@susanhamptonva4203]

"utmost" respect. You are forgiven if you are not English speaking.

[@jenniferkelly5897]

They also found the swimming pools with the water still in them.

[@HuntinwithHattaway]

Wow lol

[@jmlshorrock1548]

Jennifer Kelly Well that was unexpected lol.

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Jennifer Kelly 😅😅😅

[@twoton]

I heard the toilets were overflowing.....I hate when that happens.

[@fighterck6241]

I see what you did there...

[@semillakan6]

Oh look I just saved myself 250,000 dollars and my life.

[@kittys2884]

I remember when i was a small child and when i first heard about this for the first time..It does something to you ...you're not the same.. There's a lost.. a sadness that just crawls into your heart ..into you're soul ..you cannot shake it...It's there, its like a whisper, a forgotten voice a cry long gone and yet you still hear .. It's too late now.. You know.. its here the sadness of the forgotten, the cry the lost souls, it's part of you... This is how I remember feeling the first time I heard about the Titanic and I still feel the same way .... I didn't realize this until years after I was married. .. April 14... 19--

[@rishiraj2005]

👍❤️

[@Mr101spb]

Imagine those still in the ship as it plummeted! They could survive for a couple of minutes underwater, the feeling would have been insane. It’s complete darkness, they can feel the ship rapidly falling to the bottom of the ocean which meant pressure all over their body, like they were being squished and it also meant the water would have felt more cold as the sank! All this while knowing there was no way out 😳

[@mohammedkhalidarab4328]

😥

[@rachelm6744]

Horrible. 😢

[@elif1903..]

Terrible ...

[@ecexx.]

Worst last moments ever...

[@davsinclair]

The iceberg got the 1500 kill streak 😳

[@Viewer11fy]

Some of you commenting do realize Jack and Rose were completley fictional passengers and were only in the 1997 movie and not real 1912 Titanic passengers

[@MrLeohughesy]

True true I mean some people

[@MrLeohughesy]

Leo Hughes by the way not being sarcastic

[@jackager1584]

That or they just trolling us all.

[@brookemaricic4285]

I'm pretty sure they know that lol. they're just mucking around

[@lancashiteman]

Leroy Allen true but still titanic is sad

[@adrian102]

Hopefully in the future, I would like to go see the Titanic in person. You could pay (not sure how much, must be pricy) to go see it. They'll take you in a submarine and you could see it. The Titanic is going to collapse within the next 50 years due to all the water pressure, I would love to go down and see it some day. RIP.

[@Bytchy1000]

+adrianibarra Please don't. Wreck tourism has destroyed the Titanic. Rich people have paid to go down and the operators of the submarine are extremely careless and caused so much damage.

[@KatelynDawn]

+adrianibarra They stopped offering tours in 2012 for good reason.

[@Karuminu2]

I read in an old book on famous sunken ships, on one subject on the Britannic, Titanic's sister, they hoped someday in the future they could plant underwater cameras outside and inside the Britannic and people everywhere with Internet access can see the old shipwreck for themselves right at home, similar to what they do with Google satelite cameras. People could see a historical site without paying for a thousand dollar plane ticket and thousands of more dollars for a submarine tour. They wanted to make this a thrilling experience for everyone and not reserved for the rich. They have the technology and the motivation. All they need is enough money to make it happen.

[@adrian102]

+Karuminu2 Wow that's really cool! I've never heard of that! Sounds really interesting, but for me, it would be more of an experience to see it personally. Thanks for telling me anyways, gonna look into to :)

[@Karuminu2]

+adrianibarra I just looked into it yesterday too on a documentary on the Britannic and it doesn't seem like it's likely to happen after all. For some ridiculous reason the the jerks in Greece who claim authority over antiques like the sunken ship won't allow pictures or videos to be taken inside or outside the Britannic. That makes no sense and raises suspicion of there being a hidden conspiracy behind as to what truly caused the Britannic to sink. People to this day are still debating whether it was a torpedo or a mine and we won't ever know the truth unless you want to go to jail for 'breaking the law'.

[@MrGetonyourbike]

its amazing how a human body quickly disolves yet they find a playing card still in tact or a pair of boots well they were definately of good quality them boots

[@1aberbeeg]

I followed his expedition years ago and agreed that he did the right thing as regards the resting place of so many unfortunate souls. Mr. Robert Ballard is a real gentleman, I wish him well.

[@trailerparkart2429]

Well the grave has grown recently

[@brettcannon7741]

he's exactly right, I believe in preservation efforts to keep the Titanic alive for future generations, retrieving some artifacts. After all, the Titanic itself is decaying rapidly and will be a spot of rust of the ocean floor in 100 years or so, but it is a graveyard. Enough artifacts have been recovered and let's all agree to not pluck anything else for the aera.

[@whoami4693]

brett cannon well my grand grand nother is 103 years old now

[@Korijenkins1414]

I'd agree with that sentiment if there was actually anyone alive to be offended by it. It's literally not a graveyard, the bodies were eaten up and destroyed ages ago. If it bothers your conscience, fine, leave the personal items, but pieces of the ship itself should be in a museum before it's too late.

[@Malitubee]

@@Korijenkins1414 Exactly

[@deathmagnetic12085]

I watched some documentary about the titanic and the commentator mentioned dive companies went down to the wreck to look for items of value. During the program the person showed a ring and said it was found on a body/skeleton. And I'm like "that's impossible!. This video proves it. Thank you Robert ballard. For the record there shouldn't be skeletons down there because the sea life would eat the bones.

[@NellWatson]

Technically, bones are known to sometimes survive within a mix of concreted slurry, even heavy sands can sometimes protect them from the water.

[@harrisonsmith7937]

Does anyone ealse get creeped out when they shown the bottom of the ocean

[@jared1804]

Nope

[@mintytruffle69]

Yes

[@mt.shasta6097]

If one is considering this particular site, yes, it's creepy, unless one is less than human, as evinced here twice already.

[@sonic4sale]

It's even more of a reminder than a gravestone. This is their last evidence of existence and how their corpse came to rest and it is still here 106 years later. There is so much more tragedy in this than a grave site. We might even know the name of this passenger but will never be able to find out. It's incredible, tragic and chilling at the same time.

[@elizabeth_evangelium]

These artifacts are so incredible, each and every single one is a human life, tells a story about each person that either survived or perished. It’s a sad thing to see these items , but yet it’s amazing to connect these items cuz we tend to forget about how many lives were truly lost.❤

[@ahmedkol7605]

توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls😊'.😊

[@cyndih1993]

I really enjoyed the exhibit I went to. Our entrance tickets were boarding passes that gave our names, history, and why we were travelling to America. We didn't get to find out if we lived or died until the end of the exhibit where we had to scour the giant list of survivors on the wall. It was an excellent exhibit. I also couldn't believe that the perfume samples still smelled!!!!

[@kruszer]

Which museum/exhibit did you visit?

[@richardschaefer4807]

Lincoln was shot on April 14th and died of the 15th. Titanic hit the iceberg on the 14th and sank on the 15th. Two titans lost to the world on the same date; 47 years apart.

[@spookypunky]

How terrifying. I couldn't even imagine

[@loveyagoose]

Seeing "The Big Piece" at the Luxor in Vegas 2 years ago. ..the several ton piece of the hull they hoisted up in 1998...was beyond words. I had yearned to see real Titanic wreck artifacts since I was a 9 yrs old child, so to finally stand next to it at 36 years old was a blessing. The exhibit did not disappoint and you could feel the sacredness of what you were witnessing with each artifact. I said a silent prayer in my head for those who died so unnecessarily and just gave thanks for those souls letting me be a witness to things that truly belong to them now.

[@rachelm6744]

Your comment is exactly why I feel that we should bring up what we can before the ship collapses in and everything is lost. The dead would be honored and remembered by keeping the story alive. Leave clothes and boots or shoes alone from where a person laid to rest but other things like ship pieces, pots, plates, furniture, etc. should be brought up.

[@wendystjean4678]

We went to that exhibit too. Seeing people's belongings...haunting.

[@bwtawny]

I saw and touched it years ago when they had a display at MOSI in Tampa, FL. Was surprised we were allowed to touch it. Bet you can't now.

[@loveyagoose]

@@bwtawny nope. not now.

[@werksdesign]

Brian Williams barely escaped the sinking and watched the Titanic go down while on the last life boat that left the ship.

[@carolcity1919]

Who else is here after the submersible ?

[@romilkumar]

Great respect for Bob Ballard for the respect he shows towards the dead ... great job Sir !!

[@user-ss8vc4vs8j]

Today Titanic 109 years 😭 this is great history in the world from india

[@stotrasbyshrividya4444]

No..only 90 years

[@funkogal8819]

What’s scary is that photo of the shoes you can see the outline of the ankle..

[@janedoe1230]

My mother met this guy and I went to see him speak. He was hilarious and such a great inspiring speaker

[@h8onu]

I wish they had the same respect for the Egyptians.

[@Cat-no8ts]

My hat is off to the first seven comments on this site! They all were well said and very heartfelt. Titanic has always been emblematic to me, and seeing this by Dr. Ballard and seeing those shoes where a person once laid, is especially heartbreaking. After the movies and the motion pictures and the editing for movie purposes begins to fade, this is when you really get a taste of what really happened and the suffering that all those real people must have gone through knowing that it was the end for them. I remember when I saw the exhibition in New Jersey right after Dr. Ballard and his team discovered the wreck. Being able to see the physical representation... so many people's innocent lives..was in itself a tremendous blow to me personally and emotionally, and I remember at the end of the exhibition there was a signing book, much like there is after a funeral. I thought it was apropos considering we were not just there at any museum, this was a memorial and a remembrance. My entry was: "... how fragile life is!" And now looking at this, I realize even more the importance of appreciating every day that God wakes us up in the morning, and truly taking in the whole day and deeply appreciating the day we have to enjoy. It's good for our spiritual healing, our mental health; it's good for our soul. Ultimately, it's good for our families and communities! May they all rest in peace, and may all who watch this become thankful. ☮️

[@JJLawnicki93]

Titanic will be a rust stain at the bottom of the sea and then you'll be sad when you can't go down there and see it anymore. Most parts of the Titanic should be saved and put into a museum! Raise as much as possible. Oh but it's ok when people grave rob Egypt mummy graves. Titanic is a grave but it should be saved!

[@lisamariemcloughlin6044]

***** It would fall apart if they tried to do anything with it.

[@joemanyliberalsalt]

***** if you try to pick up anything it would all turn to dust from all the years of being rusted sitting on the bottom of the ocean for over a century.

[@HaiLsKuNkY]

Joseph Wayne the mary rose sank in 1547 it was raised in 1982, the titanic wont turn to dust, it currently support the anchor and chain on deck without collapsing, we could easily remove a large part of the ship bit by bit. it would be a shame to lose this, in a few hundred years nobody will remember it.

[@BogusOp]

HaiLsKuNkY actually it's corroding fast . When they found the wreck they identified a bacteria that was eating away at titanic and it's estimated it has 30 years left before the shell breaks down

[@beavis5691]

Actually there was a small part of the ship that had been broken off and was raised, I saw the real thing in the Las Vegas Titanic exhibit a few years ago. It was pretty cool to see. But I think they have moved it since.

[@senninhapsx1191]

Anyone into Titanic should consider visiting the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. It's larger than the Titanic and, although a couple of decades newer, it is still very impressive and reminiscent of that style of transatlantic ocean liners. You will not be disappointed 😉

[@annaalbanese3702]

Rest in peace to all the people that lost their lives on the Titanic 😪

[@omegawonton8749]

what i find scary is how hundreds of bodies wouldve plunged into the freezing atlantic from the stern when it went almost vertical in the final moments of the titanic. All those people falling to their doom off the end of the ship to sink to the bottom of the atlantic

[@xzwarrior_gamingzx5209]

To all of those who experienced fright, to all of those who lost their lives that night. You all will be missed ❤️❤️

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

How great of you to type this comment on youtube, over a century later! That will surely help...

[@RokushoHasashi]

I love how Robert Ballard has respect for the Titanic because it is a gravesite........with now 5 new bodies to the gravesite.

[@willyboy6126]

I agree...it's a sacred grave site and should have remained that way. No relics could ever replace the life of one of those poor souls that perished. :(

[@tos6295]

Who's here because you're gripped to submarine search and rescue... 😮

[@courtneytiara4380]

"Bodies rained down" :O damn..

[@klporter7472]

At least their with the wreck.

[@Aarontlondon]

Wow, that actually sent a chill right through me

[@MrMisanthrope84]

The more you learn about the Titanic disaster the more tragic and horrifying it becomes. It's the complete lack of control these people had over their fate. I think the 9-11 attacks have a similar sadness and tragedy and why it resonates so deeply with everyone, anyone can relate to being a passenger on a large vessel or plane of some sort, completely at the mercy of nature and human engineering, and this is the stuff of nightmares for us all.

[@ritamccullough925]

....i was expecting pictures of the debris field.... The history of this ship & it's demise has always been beyond fascinating!

[@SuperJasonGold]

what he said towards the end drove me to tears. he's 100% right.

[@billanthony7896]

I think this guy is wrong. The bodies in the debris field are probably passengers who got sucked down with the ship. Although it's morbid to think about, I can't help but wonder how many people went down locked in their cabins. Between those on deck, and those in lifeboats, there's a lot of people unaccounted for.

[@thetaz1591]

Bill Anthony i agree, thought bodies float even when dead .

[@richardturner6873]

Bill Anthony: yes there were poor people locked on board in stearage.

[@tomasmalin]

Sucked?

[@nastybigJim]

Anthony Zavala not is very cold water though, the bodies would sink quickly. Google

[@timpmurph71]

Anthony Zavala Bodies usually always sink and resurface from the decompositional build up of gasses. In very cold water, these types of decomposition do not occur. If you've ever wondered why it is said that Lake Superior never gives up her dead, that's the reason.

[@Zzsmuf]

Whatever ship it was bless all who perished or suffered

[@waynegreen7634]

They gonna get 10 new shoes eventually

[@mjisurdad]

They were barefoot 🦶 🦶 😢

[@Tsumami__]

Personally if that was me, I’d be fine with you guys taking my boots back to a museum. Just leave a chalk outline.

[@islae1783]

On sand?

[@Providedbygeoo]

In the water.

[@swc19972000]

Kitana Kojima I agree. It’s not like they’re taking items for personal use or profit.

[@violetlunna]

I feel the same way

[@stephendonlon3199]

Gorgeous !!

[@talkaboutwacky]

Good lord I had no idea the shoes were in the spots where the bodies hit the ocean floor. I had no idea the deep oceans lack of calcium hastened the decomposition of the victims. I’m glad it did though cause those people deserved an appropriate burial

[@dmab631995]

I love everything that has to do with the Titanic but I get teary eyed & sometimes cry when I see the ship & the debris field...all those poor souls that lost their lives that early morning....like at the end of the movie Titanic when Rose meets up with Jack at the clock on the staircase I like to think that those that died that morning are all there like that. May they all be at peace....

[@Hurricaneintheroom]

It was a horrible tragedy and with so many unlucky events that could have helped but didn't. It's a graveyard and it should remain so. No one owns the Titanic anymore. It belongs to the world because of the tragedy. The world mourned.

[@baarujoseph6745]

i think the best thing would have been leaving it alone ...it has so many memories

[@autumnryan166]

Baaru Joseph I understand why some people want them to leave the ship alone since it's a grave yard, but it's also understandable that they would want to recover some things from the ship. The bodies might be gone, but Titanic itself will be gone eventually too. There are things in the Ocean that can eat that stuff like bacteria and other sea creatures, so it's not going to be there forever.

[@mt.shasta6097]

@@autumnryan166 Then let it return to nature undisturbed, please.

[@TheSimMan]

It really is a magnificent photograph. I remember seeing it for the first time as a 6 year old in primary school. Happened across a Discovery book about Titanic and it’s demise and there was that exact photo. It has stuck with me ever since. I would love to know whose shoes they were; what they did, how old they were, whether life was hard or not for them.

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

..YES... .

[@Anonyomus]

My grandfather's uncle was supposed to travel to America on Titanic. As he said in his diary soon Titanic's departure, he was very sorry that he couldn't get on board due to inflammation in his eye, which was detected on the health examination. Just hours before Titanic's departure. So because he was on the passenger list and his absence on the ship wasn't documented properly, obviously afterwards he wasn't found among the people who were rescued from the sea. Then authorities thought he had died and lost in the sea as he wasn't found. Actually he was left behind on the shore as Titanic sailed away without him and his family. Later, as he read his own death announcement on the news paper, he had to prove to the authorities that he was alive with birth documents etc. and that he wasn't on the ship. He wasn't so sorry afterwards to not get on the great Titanic, so he sailed with different ship to United States after recovering from his illness. He's one of the few of my finnish cousins that got to the America in the early 1900's and returned. I'm glad that his trip was well documented as he kept diary along the way and lived long to tell the story onward.

[@giggles7179]

My God, just when you think the stories, the movies, the magazines, the interviews, and your imagination has you feeling you've become acquainted with all the horrifying imagery that took place that night....

[@StormsandSaugeye]

He brings up a great point about taking objects fro sites. If you want a souvenir, buy something from a gift shop. But if you find a spent round in gettysburg, you leave it where you found it, and at least tell the national park service.

[@terrybaptist795]

the Titanic wreck site is not only a wreck site. But it is also a grave site because all those unfortune passengers and crew members that died there that night and should be treated as such. May god grant them eternal everlasting life in new heaven and new earth.

[@viscabarca4408]

May God bless all the souls lost in TITANIC.

[@joedirt7091]

I agree hole heartedly with what Robert ballerd says. The titanic wreck site is more than just a wreck site. It's also a underwater grave Yard and should be treated with reverence and respect.

[@vaughnc5417]

I have one word for this; Damn.

[@bryanclark4809]

Vaughn C wow you sure have a command for the English language. Must have went to clown college.

[@tempest9935]

Vaughn C Same

[@connorquest3676]

who else here after the sub got lost here

[@ChristopherMurphy1969]

2:07 - This is just one of the many reasons why Dr. Ballard is among my very favorite people.

[@seamreaper804]

Knowing the fact that these people wanted to be rescued and live gives me the feeling they wouldn't mind their belonging to be brought up and shared in their memory. Leaving them there is sad and will ensure they will be forgotten someday. Bringing these items back is not as if you would be really be digging into a real intended grave yard.

[@Forgotten_Lemon]

This _is_ a real graveyard, multiple survivors have said they want the ship to remain where it is, and to let it slowly disappear is the best way of honoring the fallen

[@IJustFiguredThisOut]

I agree, you shouldn't take things from the site, but damn is it hard not to. I'm to impulsive so knowing me I probably would, good thing I'm not going ever.

[@suemorales6716]

Zdawg1029 lmao! Same!

[@mt.shasta6097]

So, if you worked for the police and had to exhume a body for legal purposes, you'd steal a ring? What a putz. Ditto your female admirer.

[@IJustFiguredThisOut]

@@mt.shasta6097 it’s just a comment dude. I wouldn’t actually take something if given the chance. Hence me saying “you shouldn’t take things from the site”.

[@Squidgyy_]

I wonder if the souls of those people still walk the broken decks of the once unsinkable ship

[@lolita19711]

no bs,straight simple facts,love it,this place is a grave site

[@armandmartinez7110]

110 years later! The dead ones especially won´t care if they had a say if someone preserves things that can be obtained from these depths for God sake ! You can really overdo it with "respect"!

[@ParaglidingManiac]

Heard this man on TED Talks. Amazing guy!

[@whopperlover1772]

Can you imagine being on this ship when it happened? This legend of a ship and actually witnessing and hearing the sounds. This tragedy fascinates me to no end. I encourage you all to try to do this in a VR experience.

[@murdahmammiez]

The people on the sub shouldve seen ur msg

[@VkMari3712]

Don't want to imagine personally- horrifying

[@gdhse3]

Most profound gravesite! RIP Sweet souls

[@DivineSimply]

At what point in time is it no longer a desecration but a gathering of historical, archaeological finds? The Cairo Museum, e.g., is full of grave-robbings.

[@dennisleporte7423]

+DivineSimply Probably when there really is'nt any sensationalism about it.

[@DivineSimply]

Dennis Leporte That sounds about right. I don't imagine there's too many Tut relatives still hanging around to get upset if evidence turns up that he was whacked. Lol.

[@vermilliongecko]

We have different attitudes towards archaeology now. In the days of the British Empire, it was smash and grab; British archaeologists thought they had a right to loot the world's treasures. Egypt, as a poor country, let them do it to some extent but now want their historical and cultural artifacts to remain mostly in Egypt. Although the last Titanic survivor has died, their descendants and the descendants of those who died still live on. My grandmother's best friend, Eva Hart, was a Titanic survivor and she felt very strongly that the site shouldn't be disturbed, because that was her father's grave and the grave of hundreds of others. I think we've gathered enough facts that we don't need to bring artifacts to the surface. We have extensive photos and films of what the Titanic was like before it sank anyway.

[@vermilliongecko]

David Frigault Well, if you don't know what a Titanic survivor means by her saying that this site is the last resting place of her father, I can't help you. It's not an argument, it's a position taken by someone who was there.

[@vermilliongecko]

David Frigault *shouldn't* be disturbed.

[@radioman5615]

I met Dr. Ballard in person Had my Picture taken with him so glad I did.

[@timberbee1197]

i start watching James Charles and ended up here after watching the two hour long sinking video, the 1984 45 minute documentary... yeah i’m lost deep right now y’all 💀 rest in peace to the souls that floated down there to their forever resting place 💜

[@komulagi]

Hope there is full version of this video

[@thanksforreadindmyunusuall3346]

Keep in mind that when the titanic it was freezing water and a moonless night so it was just ice cold pitch blackness.

[@wobbled9819]

Dat nigga obv had some Nike Air Max's LOOL!

[@tonysanchez2296]

naw them jordans hahaha

[@acea3]

Tony Sanchez no

[@tonysanchez2296]

aceings the clippers lost!

[@rishumoon9867]

Lolll

[@T..J..]

Ive never looked at it like that, the man in the clip is spot on and its really sad to think of the bodies raining to the ocean floor :( lets hope they're left in peace

[@nashdash6404]

"You really should not take things from this site" Tell that to ancient civilizations.

[@73_de_CJHall]

The image he projects that those shoes represent exactly where the feet landed is unforgettable.

[@beavis5691]

They actually did bring up a small part of the ship. I saw it when it was on display in the Las Vegas titanic exhibit a few years back. It was really cool to see.

[@nuttybar9]

And crabs came along and made them into houseshoes.

[@jesusiscomingprinceofpeace2462]

robert justus lol

[@Hmmbeforein1732]

robert justus i

[@Hmmbeforein1732]

robert justus u

[@Hmmbeforein1732]

Where did I do a mistake huh.

[@73_de_CJHall]

Owais Sameer Huh?

[@yvonneupton9587]

Absolutely right nothing should be taken from this site it is a mass grave I had Irish descendants go down on the Titanic which included a small child. Always remember my Grandmother saying it should never have happend!

[@brc6137]

it’s sad that people make fun of the titanic, lots of women, children, men died in horrific ways. May they rest in peace ✝️

[@l.murphy6185]

0:16 Only true players can pull off the polo over the button up look.

[@Francis-xh2hd]

What was the state the bodies of those that were dragged down to the bottom? Probably imploded half way down? Did the bodies remained normal in the sea bottom or were simply smashed by the pressure? Like organs all over the water and all since the pressure would rip them apart?

[@Kareragirl]

There is a Mythbusters episode on this. A human body sinking that deep will not hit the ground intact, let's put it that way.

[@alexanderwalle3568]

Ghosts were like "Dude, I'm dissolving quick, while you're hardly dissolving at all."

[@Rambl3yTheRaccoon]

Everybody gangsta until there's new wreck next to the Titanic

[@T800-theRealOne]

I imagine the next one will be called Titania.

[@kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk229]

The robbery thing is so annoying from all the comments

[@Connected2U2]

Instead of replying to a 5 month old comment I'll just address it here because it seems like a hot topic. Third class were indeed "neglected to death", people like to defend and deny that... by stating most of the stairwell gates were only waist high and not locked, and they easily could have opened/walked over them. That may be true if those passengers were told the ship was sinking for sure, and they feared for there lives. But to all accounts, most were told little, other than the ship stopped because of trouble, by the time the situation was fully understood by the crew the passengers that gathered on deck before the warning was issued it was sinking were 1st and 2nd class. So the message that the ship was sinking traveled through those sections first, the 1st and 2nd class passengers got the warning first hand on deck and returned to tell family (word spread much faster). The real issue came when the crew that was escorting 1st class to the deck closed these waist high unlocked gates to keep "mixing of classes", and same for 2nd class adding even more closed gates.(closing the 'down' gate also meant 1st/2rd were restricted to go up, but what was 'down' for 1st/2nd is 'up' to 3rd) By the time the word got to 3rd class that this "trouble" was enough to require them to go on deck, they still didn't understand the scope of the situation. So when these passengers seen a closed gate, they didn't assume anything other than to go another way (("I don't know what kind of trouble is going on with the ship, but I don't want to get I trouble for opening a gate and getting caught where I shouldn't be")). So, they were "neglected to death", lack of communication cost them valuable minutes when it first struck the berg, more time lost because of the lack of communication conveying the severity of the situation, mixed with a maze of long corridors and closed gates. This is one reason why the death toll for 3rd class is so high, 1st and 2nd class were up on deck and queuing for lifeboats almost a full half hour before 3rd class even got the word to head to the deck, and probably close to another half hour before they realized it was sinking, combine that with the corridor/stairwell gate maze and you're left with... by the time 3rd class starting hitting the decks fearing for there lives the rescue operation was already going on for over an hour with the 1st/2nd class passengers. I personally don't think very many more passengers would have been saved as far as the numbers go, just more 1st/2nd class men would have died and less 3rd class women and children.

[@billwoods477]

The Bostwick gates were only waist high and could be not locked they did not have a locking device there were no gates on third class in steerage what so ever but on the 3rd class under 1 st and 2 nd class on e deck one fellow saved himself from there he woke to find water up to his ankles woke his other passengers who told him to go back to bed he didnt but walked out up to the boat and saved himself .300 3rd class woman and children saved there lives by following the 3rd class steward up to the boat deck after he went down there to convince them to do so the 300 were the only ones to take the offer of assistance the rest stayed and took there chances . You speak about 3rd class not a thought given to the crew who lost the most in this tragedy . Every body thought they were being put into life boats then would be loaded back on the ship at a later time the reason Smith never ordered abandon ship his mistake had the life boats been full they would have saved 1245 not 705 the rest would have perished in the cold water or would go down with ship like the 1100 that did .

[@billwoods477]

Just like the rest no research havnt a clue what you are talking about seems W S L history is not your best subject .

[@patrickmccrann991]

1500+ went down with the ship. Life boats were less than half full when ordered away from Titanic.

[@uio890138]

Now your comment is 4 years old.

[@termanator40]

Thank goodness its over and may it never be repeated. Rest in peace titanic!

[@taylormcleod157]

I love the titanic