Previous researchers believed the ship broke in just two major pieces, the bow and stern, which was how the sinking was depicted in the 1997 film version of the catastrophe. David Brown, a Titanic historian, estimated before the latest find that the stern took 20 minutes to slide into the water.
“It turns out the Titanic was more merciful. It was over more quickly,” Brown said.
Titanic Sinking May Have Been Quick (AP)
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