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Titanic's 3D Digital Twin Unveils New Insights Into Tragedy

A groundbreaking reconstruction reveals the ship's structural failures, crew sacrifices, and preservation efforts as the wreck faces rapid deterioration.

  • The digital twin, created from 715,000 images and 16 terabytes of data, provides an unprecedented view of the Titanic wreck in precise detail.
  • Analysis confirms that the iceberg caused a series of small punctures across six watertight compartments, sealing the ship's fate.
  • New evidence highlights the heroism of Chief Engineer Joseph Bell and his team, who kept the ship's lights on to aid lifeboat launches, sacrificing their lives.
  • The reconstruction reveals that the Titanic was violently torn apart, rather than splitting cleanly, with significant damage to first-class cabins.
  • The digital twin serves as a critical preservation tool, capturing the wreck's current state before it deteriorates further, and is central to the new National Geographic documentary 'Titanic: The Digital Resurrection.'
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