"All of us are born explorers.If we find ourselves in a room that has a door the first thing we do is open that door to see what it on the other side."-Dr. Robert Ballard, Leader of the Expedition
After tracking a debris trail, an expedition lead by Dr. Robert Ballard located the Titanic's underwater remains 12,450 feet below the surface. It was still in astonishing shape and surfacing it was immediately brought into question.
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"You're standing on the deck of the boat, ready to go down. There's hundreds of different people dressed in different colored uniforms, each with an important task, working so that six people can go down in two MIR submersibles. As you're climbing up the ladder into the MIR, everyone is on the deck and there's a hush. And you're in your suit with an American flag on your shoulder, and you know, my heart is full."-Richie Kohler, a Titanic diver