Back to Titanic Part 1
Unsung Science
CBS News
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🗓️ 27 November 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The wreck of the Titanic lies about 2.4 miles below sea level. Only five submersibles in the world can carry people to that depth—and four of them have been retired or reassigned. The one remaining sub is something special. First, it holds five people comfortably (instead of two or three uncomfortably). Second, it’s the only one made of carbon fiber. And third, you can buy your way onto it. For $250,000, OceanGate Expeditions will take you down to visit the world’s most famous shipwreck. Deep sea is the new outer space. So when OceanGate invited David Pogue and a “CBS Sunday Morning” crew to join the latest expedition, they jumped at the chance. Here’s what happened during their eight days at sea.
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| 0:00.0 | On the night of April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. |
| 0:16.4 | She tipped nose down, broken half, and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. |
| 0:22.0 | More than 1,500 people died. |
| 0:24.8 | The wreck was discovered in 1985. |
| 0:27.9 | Since then, scientists are just about the only people who've seen the Titanic in person. |
| 0:33.2 | Until now, I'm David Pogue, and this is Unsung Science. |
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| 1:39.6 | Season 2 Episode 2 Back to the Titanic. |
| 1:43.7 | Part 1. |
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