Dive to see Titanic. We are pleased to announce there will be a Titanic expedition in the summer of 2012 with just 40 people to go, and we are opening bookings now as it will on a first come first serve basis. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to explore the worlds most famous shipwreck in person. Descend 12,500 feet into the North Atlantic to the deep-sea plain where Titanic lies at eternal rest. Explore the ghostly wreck and her debris field aboard the Russian Mir submersibles. See with your own eyes the Titanics lookout, bridge, telemotor and other artifacts that played a defining role in the greatest maritime disaster of its age. You will not only get a chance to dive to the bottom of the ocean but be one of the rarest to do so.
Course of the experience Dive to Titanic 2012 expedition.
This expedition takes place over 13 days.
Day 1: arrival at St John, Newfoundland. Night at St John.
Day 2: Board the expedition ship (5 star service).
Day 3: en route to the diving site.
Day 4 to day 10: dives to Titanic with scientists.
Day 11: depart for St John
Day 12: en route to St John
Day 13: Arrival at St John. End of expedition.
After a final briefing, you enter the submarine which will be then craned into the water. Ballasts are tested then the dive can start
You will dive in one of the MIR submarines. Especially designed to sustain the enormous pressure of the depth, these submarines can carry one pilot and two passengers. The internal pressure remains constant at one atmosphere. Your dive will last between 8 and 10 hours. You will keep in mind the images of RMS TITANIC for the rest of your life. The lights on the submarine will allow you to clearly see the bow of the ship, but also the propellers, engine rooms, the main bridge and the famous grand staircase. This extraordinary dive will get you to relive the dramatic and epic journey Titanic, one of the most emblematic ships of all times.
