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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Jim's explorationof the bow section has fine-tuned our understanding of what was goingon...

Jim's exploration
of the bow section has fine-tuned our understanding of what was going
on during the flooding and during the descent
to the ocean floor

Full Transcript

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Jim's exploration of the bow section
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has fine-tuned our understanding
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of what was going on during the flooding
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and during the descent to the ocean floor.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:52
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Earthship Productions,National Geographic

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Movie Summary

For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
We got a mast that's knocked aft, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
We got a mast that's knocked aft,
To me, that all adds up to - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
To me, that all adds up to
We see a consistent pattern - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
We see a consistent pattern
That can only be explained - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
That can only be explained
A big piece of the keel, 70-feet long, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
A big piece of the keel, 70-feet long,
Bit by bit, putting all these little data points together, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:11
Bit by bit, putting all these little data points together,
We engaged the United States Navy - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:07
We engaged the United States Navy
One showed us how the water progressed - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
One showed us how the water progressed
And what it told us was, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
And what it told us was,
The model calculated approximately 23 degrees - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
The model calculated approximately 23 degrees
But for a ship the size of Titanic to sink, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
But for a ship the size of Titanic to sink,
The computer simulation would bear some of that out, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
The computer simulation would bear some of that out,
Hydrodynamically, it's got to be pretty close - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
Hydrodynamically, it's got to be pretty close
It's not a 100% accurate in some of its fine details, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's not a 100% accurate in some of its fine details,
The biggest part was - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
The biggest part was
We knew that the model was gonna have to break, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
We knew that the model was gonna have to break,
Um, we kinda got it half-right, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
Um, we kinda got it half-right,
It's what I call a banana theory, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's what I call a banana theory,
And as it ripped away, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
And as it ripped away,
The hydrodynamic forces on this - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
The hydrodynamic forces on this