Researchers have created a 'digital twin' of the Titanic using 715,000 images taken by Magellan Ltd. in 2022. This groundbreaking model aims to uncover new insights into the tragic sinking of the Titanic, which occurred over a century ago. Expert analyst Parks Stephenson emphasizes that historical narratives from survivors are often contradictory and that the ship's condition itself is a more reliable source of truth. Despite the challenges of accessing the deep-sea wreck, studies like National Geographic's new special aim to shed light on its enduring mysteries and the events surrounding its demise.
"They're contradictory," Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson said of the passengers' accounts. The ship itself would be better able to tell the tale. "Steel rarely lies," he told Business Insider.
In 2022, underwater mapping company Magellan Ltd., headquartered in the Channel Islands, took 715,000 images of the Titanic. It took months to piece them all together into a "digital twin" of the ship.
Now historians and researchers are hoping it can answer some of Titanic's biggest mysteries. A new National Geographic special from Atlantic Productions, "Titanic: The Digital Resurrection," shows how experts are using these images to examine the wreck.
It's risky and expensive to visit the shipwreck - five people died when a submersible visiting the Titanic imploded in June.
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