the area of the iceberg collision is buried under mud (sonar was later used to inspect the iceberg damage under the mud). regardless, it was always known it wasn’t a huge gash because otherwise the titanic would’ve sunk a lot quicker than it did (2 hours 40 minutes)
glwillia
Lol they were not divers. They were in a submarine.
weeping_demon7
If I remember correctly, the idea that the ship was unsinkable wasn’t a claim made by anyone at the time.
atticbug
Part of the actual “gash” is barely visible above the mudline, a couple inches wide two inches is about 5 cm). This was found two decades ago as part of sonar scans that pierced the mud to map out the tears. All told the ruptured seams are about as large as a door in your home, about 12 ft^(2)/1.1 m^(2), spread along several compartments.
beachedwhale1945
All the small holes and punctures created by the long impact, when added together, were no larger than a standard doorway.
Toothfood