On april 15, 1912 the rms titanic tragically sunk to the bottom of the sea. 73 years later, national geographic explorer-in-residence dr. Robert ballard and his team discovered the famed liner's

Rms titanic was a british ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 april 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from southampton, england, to new york city,.