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The Titanic, in its watery grave, is a great museum of human history and is at

risk of being lost forever because of curious voyagers and treasure hunters,

fears Bob Ballard, who first discovered the remains of the iconic ship in 1985.

Ballard is a retired United States Navy Officer and a professor of oceanography

at the University of Rhode Island. He is famous for his work in underwater

archaeology. (Para.1)

“Titanic is a museum of humans without door and guard. I am deeply

concerned about not only the Titanic but all the ancient history that is now at

risk. If we cannot save this iconic ship, then there is very little hope we can

save ancient ships. The world should realize that you don’t have to go down

and take everything and you do not have to do treasure hunt. This is a

common heritage of all of us and if we really want to take steps to preserve

human history in the ocean, we need to start with Titanic”, Ballard said in a

telephonic interview from London. (Para.2)

Ballard, as part of a tie-up, is presenting a documentary called ‘Save the

Titanic’ on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the great ship – April 15,

1912. The ship and her fate continue to fascinate, largely because of the horror

that took place that night, with, 1522 passengers and crew losing their lives.

Ballard says that despite being on the ocean floor for 100 years, the ship is full

of human footprints “You will find pairs of shoes everywhere. The sea and the

life below has claimed everything but they do not know what to do with shoes, you will find a pair of mother’s shoes next to her little daughter and that’s

their gravestone. At her wreckage, we almost felt that we are surrounded by

the lifeboats of all the people that were in the water at that spot.” (Para.3)

Ballard says that the fate of Titanic continues to fascinate so many years after

it sank because it is ‘irony personified in history’. “The story has all the

ingredients to make it timelessly fascinating. You have this revolutionary ship

that’s unsinkable and carrying a cross section of people in society. And then, it

goes and hits an iceberg and sinks on its maiden journey. It’s an irony

personified in history.” (Para.4)

Talking about his discovery, which came after great research and 75 years

later, Ballard says it was a somber moment when they first spotted the boiler

of the Titanic. “In the 90s, advanced technology gave us double diving

capabilities in the Atlantic Ocean. I knew that the Titanic was sitting at almost

12,000 feet. What led me to her discovery was simple technique that I

followed. We decided to look for the debris trail instead of the ship.” Ballard

says the ship, if preserved well and subjected to constant submarine journeys,

will last for a long time on the Atlantic floor. “The deep sea, because of its

darkness, its cold temperatures and its great pressures, creates a high state

preservation. With a little caution, we can protect the Titanic, for future

generations to visit. (Para.5)

Ballard has also connected to the people of Belfast, who refused to talk about

the tragedy. “The ship’s construction took place at Belfast. After the tragedy,

families of the workers refused to talk about it because of the shame and the

sadness in the loss of lives involved​

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