A new documentary showcasing a 3D underwater scan of the Titanic provides new insight into the ocean liner that sank 113 years ago, the Independent reported. Titanic: The Digital Resurrection provides a detailed analysis of how Magellan, a deep-sea mapping company, created the most precise Titanic model ever made: a full-scale, 1:1 digital replica, with precision down to the last rivet. The model indicates the violence the ship endured when it was ripped in two after hitting an iceberg. The 1912 disaster killed 1,500 people. The scan shows a new view of the boiler room, which confirms eyewitness accounts that engineers truly did work right to the end to keep the ship’s lights on. Underwater robots that travelled 3,800 meters down to the bed of the Atlantic Ocean were used to create a “digital twin” of the wreckage, taking over 700,000 images. According to the computer simulation, the punctures in the hull, which were the size of A4 pieces of paper, probably led to the ship sinking.
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