Titanic exhibition in Paris pays tribute to French explorer killed on Titan sub

A replica of the Grand Staircase in the first-class section of the Titanic ocean liner on the opening day of the XXL Titanic exhibition at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, on July 18, 2023. © AFP - GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT

A major exhibition dedicated to the Titanic has opened in Paris, with many of the objects on display brought up from the ship's wreck by a French deep-sea explorer who died in a submersible disaster last month.

The Titanic exhibition is "largely the result of the work, ingenuity and passion of Henri-Paul Nargeolet", the event's producer Pascal Bernardin said. The 77 year-old French explorer, nicknamed "Mr Titanic", had been due to open the event on Tuesday.