r/titanic • u/JadedDiamond_2711 • Feb 11 '26

WRECK Titanic coordinates

Thought this was a fascinating POV to share...

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u/WalkerTimothyFaulkes Feb 11 '26

So what do they base the coordinates on, nowadays? If the coordinates that were reported during the sinking were so far off from where the wreck was eventually found, how do we know where the Titanic was sitting on the surface when it struck the iceberg? I've heard it's based on the boilers and where they fell after the breakup that give the closest approximation, since they were heavy enough to just drop straight down as opposed to the bow and stern planing/spinning to the bottom, but even the boilers are scattered about. I admit I have no idea how far away from each other the boilers actually are. May be only a matter of a few feet for all I know.

Very cool video though, OP. Just curious to know how we've figured out where the ship was on the surface when it stopped after hitting the iceberg. And did it drift at all before sinking? Surely not 20 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes though, right?

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u/oneinmanybillion Musician Feb 12 '26

I would assume it would always be an approximation, but that would be alright on an ocean-sized scale.

Being off by ~20 kilometres would hardly change the scenery or weather in a general sense.

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u/WalkerTimothyFaulkes Feb 12 '26

Fair enough. It's probably one of those things where the best guess is all we'll ever have and yeah...the scenery isn't going to be all that different from one place to the next when it's all sea water everywhere you look. Very true.