New details about the accident revealed in new Titanic examinations

According to a BBC report, three-dimensional digital images obtained in the first full-scale scan of the Titanic have brought new details to light regarding the process before the ship sank into the waters.

In the 3D images of the ship, which split in two after hitting an iceberg, the wreckage of the vessel located at a depth of 3,800 meters was imaged in its entirety for the first time.

The images revealed that numerous holes the size of A4 paper were one of the reasons that led to the ship's sinking, while it was also determined that pieces of the iceberg entered some passenger cabins during the collision.

Titanic expert Parks Stephenson commented on the new findings, stating, "The Titanic is the last living witness of this disaster, and it still has stories to tell."

WORKERS ACTED HEROICALLY

In the new images where the ship's boiler room was examined, it was understood that the workers fought until the very end to keep the ship's lights on. 

Stephenson stated that thanks to the efforts of the engineering team, who shoveled coal into the furnaces to keep the lights on, many people's lives were saved.

Noting that the workers kept the lights and electricity running until the end, Stephenson said, "They gave the crew time to lower the lifeboats safely into the water with some light, rather than in pitch darkness."

Stephenson noted that the steam valve being found open after the ship sank proves this situation, adding that this team acted heroically.

TITANIC HAD SUNK INTO THE WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC

The luxury passenger ship Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, with 2,224 passengers and crew, bound for New York.

The ship sank into the waters of the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912.

More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the accident. The ship Carpathia, which reached the scene of the accident a few hours later, rescued 710 people.