US EditionTitanic Discovery's Secret Military Mission Revealed 40 Years Later
The US Navy's covert 1985 mission aimed to secure sensitive submarine technology from Soviet access, leading to the unexpected discovery of the Titanic wreck by oceanographer Robert Ballard.
- In 1985, oceanographer Robert Ballard announced the discovery of the Titanic wreck after over seventy years of failed attempts, marking a significant achievement in deep-sea exploration.
- This discovery was part of a top-secret US Navy mission during the Cold War to investigate lost submarines and protect sensitive technology.
- The Navy was concerned about Soviet forces examining the wrecks of the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion, which were lost in the 1960s.
- The mission officially aimed at advancing deep-sea research but was actually focused on security and the cause of the submarines' losses.
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On September 1, 1985, forty years ago to the day, the wreck of the Titanic was discovered by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel. The ship had sank on the night of April 14-15, 1912, following a collision with an iceberg. According to Antoine Resche, doctor in history, many objects still lie in the depths. - Titanic: 40 years after its discovery, the wreck still contains secrets (International).
The sunken ocean liner was discovered forty years ago. The Navy funded the mission, which was secretly intended to map military wrecks. The Titanic has been further damaged by tourism and the sea in recent decades, and now even the railing where Leonardo DiCaprio shouts in the film has broken.
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