''Secrets of the Titanic'' is a documentary, made and filmed over 1985, 1986, and 1987. Produced by the

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, it was a ''National Geographic'' Video exclusive, narrated by

Martin Sheen Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films ''The Subject Was Roses'' (1968) and ''Badlands'' (1973), and later achieved wid ...

, written and produced by Nicolas Noxon consisting of historical photos and footage of the massive steamer being built and launched, the discovery and exploration by Dr.

Robert Ballard Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology: maritime archaeology and archaeolo ...

, and a look inside the wreck, not only the ship itself, but the human story and sinking theories.

Background

At the time, young undersea explorer Bob Ballard develops the technology and the U.S. Navy sponsors an expedition. The date is September 1, 1985, the search has been going on for 56 days when ''Argo'''s camera shows wreckage, then one of ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...

''s massive boilers. Then it follows Ballard in his exploration the next year, along with Martin Bowen, the pilot of the undersea robot ( ROV),

Jason Jr. ''Jason Junior'', also called ''JJ'', was a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV) designed and built by the Deep Submergence Laboratory at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). ''Jason Jr.'' was a prototype for a larger, more capable ROV na ...

, which was mounted in a "garage" on the front of the DSV ''Alvin''.

References

External links

* National Geographic (American TV channel) original programming Documentary films about RMS Titanic {{US-tv-prog-stub