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Possibly the most famous ship and shipwreck in the world, with the exception of Noah's Ark. This great liner was at the time of its sinking the largest moving object in the world. The loss of this ship and the 1500 souls that perished on board would forever change the way we viewed the industrial age and the way we viewed different classes of people. The salvage rights to the Titanic belong to RMS Titanic Inc. SeaRex Inc. and James Sinclair, during the Titanic 2000 Expedition, became the first CRM firm and archaeologist to visit this great shipwreck site.

On the 2000 Expedition to the wrecksite of the RMS Titanic over 800 objects were recovered from the stern debris field. As chief archaeologist on this expedition Sinclair instituted the first archaeological survey of an area off the stern of the Titanic. During this survey a patterning of the dispersed artifacts was noticed enabling archaeologists and historians to tell exactly which activity areas these artifacts were associated with. This in turn puts into perspective the class differences aboard the Titanic. This also allows for the more efficient collection of materials designed to specifically enhance the existing collection. Although not an accepted archaeological practice on shallow water sites, this method is very practical on these enormously expensive, deep water projects. For a more detailed report on the archaeology of the Titanic please got to: Imacdigest.com

Photo on right: James Sinclair,Chief archaeologist (kneeling) and Dik Barton, Chief of Security, RMS Titanic Inc. with emergency telegraph from the engine room area, found in stern debris field and the main steering station from the bridge, found in debris field off the bow area.

These are newly released pictures of the Atalntic Target wreck in 16,000 ft. All photos in this section courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic and Deep Ocean Expedtions, Copyright 2001. No Photos may be used without permission of the above entities.