How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off Rarely seen images, video, and audio of the discovery can be found here.Woods Hole, Mass. (August 8, 2025) On September 1, 1985, the wreck of the RMS Titanic was discovered about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) beneath the surface of the North Atlantic by an international team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the French oceanographic institution, IFREMER. The expedition, led by Robert Ballardthen head of WHOIs Deep Submergence Labused innovative technology and search techniques that helped spawn a new era in deep-sea exploration and discovery.Deep ocean technology...