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Sylvia Hui | Associated Press

Full 3D scan of Titanic shows the shipwreck in a new light

This screen grab, taken from a digital scan released by Atlantic/Magellan on Thursday, shows the bow of the Titanic, in the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic wreck, showing the entire relic in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday. (AP)

LONDON — Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday.

Using two remotely operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the whole shipwreck and the surrounding three-mile debris field, where personal belongings of the ocean liner’s passengers, such as shoes and watches, were scattered.

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