First-ever 3D scan of Titanic confirms details of sinking: Report

The first-ever 3D san of the Titanic has confirmed the accounts of the eyewitnesses that engineers worked until the very end to ensure that lights stay on in the ship so that crew members could launch lifeboats in the water.

As per a report in the Independent, the 3D replica was created with the help of underwater robots that went down 3,800 m into the Atlantic Ocean and took over 7,00,000 images to help replicate the wreckage in the form of a "digital twin".

The report revealed that punctures in the hulls, which were the size of A4 pieces of paper, most likely led to the sinking of the Titanic, leading to the death of 1,500 people in 1912 after the ship hit the iceberg.

The scan also showed a porthole that was probably smashed by the iceberg, hence confirming the people's claims that the ice had entered the cabins after the ship hit the iceberg.

This scan has reportedly been produced for a new documentary by National Geographic and Atlantic Productions called Titanic: The Digital Resurrection.

"It's like a crime scene: you need to see what the evidence is, in the context of where it is," the publication quoted Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson as saying, as he added that "Titanic is the last surviving eyewitness to the disaster, and she still has stories to tell."

In the scan, experts have seen that some boilers were concave indicating that they were still operational at the time of the accident. The boiler room was situated near the bow section where the ship broke into two.

Meanwhile, it has also been noticed that a valve was in the open position, indicating that steam was flowing into the electricity generating system when the ship sank.

Simon Benson, an associate lecturer in naval architecture at the University of Newcastle told the publication: "The difference between Titanic sinking and not sinking are down to the fine margins of holes about the size of a piece of paper," as he added that these holes were across the length of the ship, so even though the water came in slowly, it eventually flooded the entire compartment.