Deepsea Challenge 3D Page #4

it was to actually be there

at the wreck

of this famous ship

that had seemed like

a legend to me all my life.

And it wasnt

a legend anymore.

It was a real place

where real people died,

where this great tragedy

had taken place.

And something about looking out at that rusty deck,

knowing that thats right where First Officer Murdock

loaded the lifeboats, or where the ships band played

just had

this huge effect on me.

I really got bitten by the bug of deep ocean exploration.

It was adventure, it was curiosity, and it was an experience

that Hollywood couldn't give me. Whoa.

[crowd cheering]

So, after Titanic I said

you know, I'm just going

to park my day job

as a Hollywood movie maker

and I'm going to go be

a full time explorer.

(James on radio) Okay, Jakes out. Trim is good.

Yeah, this is so much

like flying a helicopter.

Feels like

a pretty stable hover.

(James narrating) If I was going to go back to Titanic,

I wanted to explore the wreck like never before, on the inside.

So we built this little bot.

Pretty cool.

that was designed to be just a little bit smaller than a B deck window.

(James) Okay, I'm going in. [man] Oh, dont do it. Dont do it.

If you I and your tether

right across the glass...

(James) I'm in. Thats what I'm talking about.

Look at that.

Unbelievable.

Those are the leaded windows.

Look at that.

Oh my God. Look at the preservation on that wood.

That second Titanic expedition brought together a core team thats lasted over a decade.

Andrew Wight has run all our expeditions since 200 1.

And Ron Allum is the genius tech guru who has built the gear.

Our next target

would take us even deeper.

The battleship Bismarck.

The infamous

German battleship was sunk

in one of the most furious naval battles of World War ll.

Now it lies

in 16,000 feet of water.

(James on radio) Yeah, copy. We are heading aft

over the starboard secondary turrets. Over.

(James narrating)

The guns are silent now...

but seem ever on guard.

its a grim place.

The whole ship somehow

preserved in the underworld

as a monument

to the madness of war.

(James on radio) We are right over the swastika. Over.

Okay, Elwoods out.

I'm on the move.

Okay, that could be a way in.

You see that

shell hole right there?

I'm going to try

to go in this hole, okay?

This is going to be tight.

Okay. Just inside this door should be the adjutants office.

(James narrating) We were able to identify a few specific rooms

but mostly we just found

total destruction.

The armor piercing shells

just tore the interior apart.

Geez.

This is devastating.

Okay, theres

the starboard propeller.

So, the hit from the torpedo

should be right above us.

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