By Kerry Sanders, NBC News
ST JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND -- Blame Mother Nature.
An iceberg sank the Titanic. And now, a hurricane has chased the Titanic expedition back to shore.
The captain of the research vessel Jean Charcot informed team leaders days ago that he was uncomfortable with Hurricane Danielle’s track.
And his decision to return to port was smart as the seas are now kicking up at the site in the North Atlantic, and are expected to become 40-foot swells when the brunt of the storm hits.
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The return to port does provide the teams opportunity to re-group.
The main power supply onboard the ship failed in the final hours of work, and the ship's onboard power system is not well integrated. This vessel was built in France and was once used by Jacques Cousteau. However, the power system in France is different that that of the United States, so you can’t just plug in this high-tech equipment without all sorts of complicated conversions.
The team also is using the time to consider where to look next.
The mapping equipment returned some stunning results. The The Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) nicknamed “Ginger” and “Mary Ann" used sonar to map a 5-by-3 mile area. It’s long been believed the wreckage sat in a 6-square mile area, but now these new maps reveal more wreckage that’s never been studied, photographed or documented.
When the team returns, in about a week, they want to see what is there, in 3D and HD.
Love at sea
The one thing the Titanic historians onboard say is unlikely: finding the necklace. If you saw the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "Titanic," you remember the "Heart of the Ocean" jewel.
Sadly, the experts say that’s simply a Hollywood creation.
But then again, you never know what can happen on an expedition like this.
Case in point: MaryAnn Keith and Evan Kovaks are both researchers who met five years ago while floating at sea on a mission to the Titanic.
This morning, they gathered on the bow with the captain and were married. So perhaps that is the "Heart of the Ocean" -- their love for each other.
Meantime, NBC News editor Vince Genova somehow found a few minutes of downtime to put together a mini-movie of the last 7 days. Click below to view.
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Incredible, simply incredible material! If there is a bigger compliment I don't know what it is.
Thanks for the memories...
To Kerry Sanders- the Tiatanic was NOT shrouded in fog when it hit the iceberg, the night was crystal clear. Also, a very common misconception: the builders of the Titanic never said it was 'unsinkable', the press did.
The Titanic hit the iceberg because one of it's coal bins was on fire, and a crew was on continuous rotation trying to keep it under control. There is speculation that it was set deliberately set, due to a miner's strike in England. Much of the remaining coal intended for others was diverted to Titanic due to "the prestige factor", even though many knew their winter was far colder because of it. Captain Smith realized they had to get to NYC as fast as possible, in order to get the fire permanently out. The fire was quickly extinguished, but not in a way any had planned. This is detailed in the first book that came out, in 1912, following the accident - "The Wreck of the Titanic and other Great Sea Disasters". Although noted in the book from eyewitness accounts, that detail did not appear much in the press. The phrase "God Himself could not sink this ship" was likely uttered by J. Bruce Ismay, owner of White Star, who got on a lifeboat rather than go down with his ship. He spent the entire time on the rescue boat Carpathia, hiding in his cabin.
No matter how many times I see this great ship, I am always in awe. There she sits, in the darkness of the sea. No matter how many times I see her, I wish I could have been there to see her on the water. For she stills fires the imagination.
before beginning my comment sorry for my language is not full of my mother language which now ı try to used to wrote my comment here.thanks. actually ı am with him also dark friars comment, but ı wont more the world interest the titanic the most famous ship in the world .
ı have some idea abaut keep history fresh too with long long time with for ppl not forgatten this big name behind the ship handmade of the time most luxuary rms titanic,
the giant ocean liner which sunk after hit iceberg and doomed at 15/04/1912 at 02-30 am .
,1/ for the ship the best way is, let the she alone in grave, she rest in peace
2/ .for the ppl the best way is in before months ago 100 th years of sunk ,whatever inside of ship will take out and bring to back to real world and shows in the museum than never turn to her.let her alone in the ocean floor dept 2,5 miles deep at atlantic ocean.
3/ for the ppl who need see titanic always in eyesigth , the re made titanic again or raised britannic refloat again repaired and shown at same place change her name britannic to titanic as the ship build at time 1909 at harland &wolf docks area
.in that which ı was wrote top , all ppl been happy
as you know and millions knew who loves the ship titanic , her sister ship britannic lies 75 meters below sea surface and 750 meters closes to land, which city near to place of grave of britannic ,
for me , until today, lot of million dollars was spend for big and wery sucsesfull dives and works , for titanic and britannic , ı mean the titanic ı am sure she can not collapse before next 50 years too. whats next now? again lot of dives again lot of money can spend to, and ı am sureall this works never bring back the titanic from ocean floor to suface again and never . .actually in my personel mınd says titanic must be is raised,and re assembly or rebuild /repaired and shownto the public at museum of harland &wolf ship docks area .
ı am thinking positive too in with today tecnology helps bring back her to us wery much faster than expected.ok , ı been like hear some woıce now asking to me some questions like start with this , do you thing that mr levent arda? what you talking abaut ? do you have any info abaut the cost for that job is which, you talking abaut the titanic is raised.? yes but sorry ladies and gentleman actually ı dont know the real cost of complited jobs cost .
But ı am sure , when this job finally ower all the speculations are ower, questions and answers stopt and story turn the show, and the company and owner of the titanic ship the RMS TİTANİC.İNC been getting start make money too.
by the way , since 1985 ı th september the world can be locked the ship , millions of tousands clips , talks , papers , and comments are fly on air , but ppl still wonder what happen in that fatefull nigth to tthe ship how she can sunk faster than expecting , even the ship itself called the ship is unsinkable . god himself can make sunk the ship ect ect .
but all words and all watertigth compartments are dosent change was it happened the ship hit iceberg and doomed by breaking three parts and sunked. 1500 soul was lost their lives , and other 750 ppl lost lives too naturel caused of death to with the last miss mirvana dean .
so ı am still wonder whats more news from the ship , if ı am wery rich man ı dedicated my remained life of mine to all titanic researching works . but some great ppl are made all jobs wery sucsesfuly yesterday and today . ok dear titanic lovers , thats it . ower.
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