The Titanic rested undisturbed at the bottom of the sea in ruins. In March of 1914, a Denver inventor located the site of the Titanic with plans to raise it, but was unable to complete the task. A man named Jack Grimm searched for the Titanic three times, but never found it. Finally, on September 1, 1985, Dr. Robert Ballard and his team discovered the Titanic 12,460 feet down on the ocean floor. After they realized that they had found the Titanic, they had a memorial for all the people that died in the sinking. After the memorial, they looked at what they had found. They reported that the smokestacks were missing, and the ship was in two pieces. About a year later, Robert Ballard made a small submarine named Alvin, and visited the wreck. On their first journey to the Titanic, they saw that it was covered in rust. There was still a bench, a light fixture and even some men’s boots. Robert Ballard left a plaque asking future explorers to leave the Titanic in peace. So, today, it still lies where it sank.
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