"Rare, uncut" video of the 1986 dive exploring the Titanic wreckage to be released
CBSN
An oceanographic institution is releasing over an hour of "mostly unreleased" footage from the 1986 dive exploring the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic.
The footage is being shared by the Woods Hole Oceanic Institution in honor of the 25th anniversary of James Cameron's Academy Award-winning movie, "Titanic," which has been re-released in theaters around the country.
The wreckage of the Titanic was first found by researchers from the WHOI, working in partnership with a French institute, in 1985. That expedition was led by Dr. Robert Ballard, the WHOI said in a statement. In June 1986, the team returned to the wreck site with the human-occupied submersible Alvin, and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) called Jason Junior. That mission marked the "first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship" since its sinking in 1912, according to the institution.
