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Terrifying moment Titanic explorers lose light as they search through wreck in chilling footage

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Published 12:32 29 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Terrifying moment Titanic explorers lose light as they search through wreck in chilling footage

"We just lost another light. Very spooky."

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Titanic explorers were sent to look round the ship's ruins; however, their lights eerily cut out.

While scientists continue to baffle people by coming up with bizarre strategies as to how to lift the Titanic wreckage from its final resting place in the Atlantic Ocean, others continue to explore the murky depths to take a look at the infamous ship.

The RMS Titanic sank in April 1912, and has been lying about 400 nautical miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada, around 12,500 feet below seal level ever since.

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In 2022, explorers were sent down to have a poke around of what remains of the vessel. A clip from the expedition was shared to TikTok by since-disabled account @titanicfansofficial - since having returned as titanic_fans_official.

In the footage, a voice can be heard narrating what's being shown by one of the explorer's cameras.

"You see the anchor? The central anchor?" They point out. "And the ring on the top."

However, a few seconds later, the lights cut out and the wreckage becomes a whole lot more eerie.

The RMS Titanic was called an 'unsinkable' ship (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The RMS Titanic was called an 'unsinkable' ship (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"We just lost another light," another voice can be heard noting, adding the scene is 'very spooky' to look at now.

You can just make out the side of the ship and the rusty railing. However, everything else is shadowed in darkness and looks like the beginning of a scarier scene from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Thankfully, the light comes back on and the ship is lit up again. The camera shows an impressively clear view of the bow [front] of the ship - where that Jack and Rose moment took place in the 1997 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

The video is one of countless expeditions which have been launched by people across the globe to get a closer look at what was dubbed the 'unsinkable' ship.

The latest exploration - called the Titanic Expedition 2024 - involved scanning technology and documenting the ship alongside its debris field.

The lights went out leaving an eerie scene behind (TikTok/ @titanicfansofficial)
The lights went out leaving an eerie scene behind (TikTok/ @titanicfansofficial)

Hundreds of hours of analysis revealed the bow of the ship had since deteriorated further, a large 15-feet wide section having fallen overboard and come to a rest of the seabed below.

The expedition team at RMS Titanic Inc said: "We are saddened by this loss and the inevitable decay of the Ship and the debris.

"Over the course of the next few weeks and months, we will conduct a more thorough review of Titanic’s condition and her changes over time.

"Although Titanic’s collapse is inevitable, this evidence strengthens our mission to preserve and document what we can before it is too late."

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/ @titanicfansofficial

Topics: Social Media, TikTok, Titanic, Viral, World News, History, Science, Technology

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

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