Survivors of the Titanic | Survivors from the famous shipwreck
tell their stories CHANNEL | Radio 4 FIRST BROADCAST | 16 July
1986 DURATION | 3 minutes 31 seconds In this extract from the
'Today' programme, Commander Mark Newhart of the US Navy and
expedition director Dr Robert Ballard describe their robotic
underwater camera, known as the Jason Jr, which they have used
to take remarkable photos of the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Jason
Jr, the remote-controlled camera mentioned in this item, was
connected to the US Navy research submersible Alvin by a 300ft
fibre-optic cable. Jason Jr was used on many subsequent missions
before it was lost in the Pacific Ocean when a barge
transporting it to the Galapagos Islands sank in 1991. The most
senior surviving officer describes how the Titanic sank. Hitting
the iceberg felt 'like a train being pulled up in the station'.
An eyewitness account from the bridge of the Titanic. Major FW
Prentis describes his escape from the Titanic. The 90-year-old
survivor vividly describe