When I was I kid I picked up a VHS of a National Geographic documentary about Ballard's discovery and exploration of the Titanic. I wore the tape out I watched it so much
I was 15 yrs old when Titanic was finally found. That was a huge deal in my family. We didnt lose anyone that horrible day in 1912. My dad was just obsessed about the ship and raised us kids to have a thing for her too. RIP too all the Souls lost that day🕊🪽🕯
If I had been in Bob Ballard's place, I wouldn't be able to resist sending a photo of Titanic's propellers to Jack Grimm with a handwritten note saying, "Is this what you thought you'd found?" 😁 Great video, Mike 👍.
I was 28 yrs old when this ship was found. I always had a drawing, mesmerizing feeling about anything Titanic. I was so excited when she was found. I definitely remember how s l o w the news and any pictures came out. My son has the same depth of interest in Titanic as well. This was a major find!
I was not quite 10 when Titanic was found, and I've been fascinated by shipwrecks and underwater exploration ever since. Those first images captured my young mind like few others have in my life, and they've never let go.
Same here. I was 28 and watched in awe of the films. I remember the sign "This door for crew use only" so well. I met Ballard in Appleton Wisconsin in the 90's and he autographed his book for me.
Ugh, this was funny the first few times, but stop with the engagement bait. Find something better to do with your time or go back to posting "Anyone here in 2024" on music videos.
It was absolutely amazing when they found Titanic sitting upright in the icy depths of the Atlantic . Kudos to Robert Ballard and the French team . Thanks for this Mike .
British found the Titanic in 1977 using the research vessel HMS Hecate, look for PROJECT SOLLIS. The cooridnates were supplied to the Americans under NATO shared information agreements.
You need to do a video of the French side of the search. They went over ground that Ballard didn't have to cover in his search, and came very close to finding Titanic.
Nothing produced in Hollywood can compete with the beauty and artistry of a video from Oceanliner Designs. Mike Brady and his team have done more to help me know and love the Titanic and the men who built and loved her and those who took that fateful voyage with her than anything else I've seen including Titanic films I've seen on the big screen.
The moment I became obsessed with the Titanic and all of Dr. Ballard's discoveries. He's truly one of a kind as an explorer and a human being. An absolute legend.
Apologies for hijacking your comment to point out a mistake in Mike's video, but USS Thresher and USS Scorpion's wrecks were discovered relatively soon after their respective losses in the 1960s, they weren't discovered by Robert Ballard in 1985. And while it is a really common misconception, it's unfortunate to see it parroted on the most well regarded/popular ocean liner history channel.
@@bungobaggins01 In the for what it is worth department, this is a quote from a short video put out by National Geographic talking about the find. Dr. Ballard said. "We pretty well knew what happened to the Thresher. We mapped her a year earlier. They knew very little about the Scorpion. It took me about a week to get there and map it. We mapped it extensively." So it is logical that people would think he discovered the others as well. And his trip was to find and map the two subs, but he did receive approval to find the Titanic if he did not overspend and had the time.
My grandfather, rest in peace, helped develop the Alvin when he worked for general mills. It's nice to see that connection to this wider deeper history.
What an amazing coincidence. Cause Earlier today Oct 20, 2024 I was watching a documentary about Robert Ballard, now I hear the full story of trying to find the Titanic before 1985. Nice to hear the full story.
…and about a decade later (during the 95-96 school year ) a blind elementary kid read a brief nonfiction piece about a shipwreck which spawned her love of shipwreck. I will never forget reading about the gymnasium in particular and being in complete awe! 16:29
I remember watching my first ever Titanic documentary, Titanic: Final Moments on the History Channel. Just the thought of the discovery of the Titanic wreck being a cover-up just sounds awesome.
In the early 90 while in college, I attended a presentation of Dr Ballard at Texas Christian University. His talk was interrupted by a tornado warning and all of us were moved into a different room away from the floor to ceiling glass wall of the hall. In the jumble, I was able to stand close to Dr. Ballard and exchange a few words about the situation. He was calm and personable, which of course impressed me. Many years later, I regard those few moments as one of the best memories of my lifetime. Keep up the good work Mike. I always enjoy your channel.
I remember the first time I’d ever heard of the Titanic, it was 1983 and I was in third grade, somehow my teacher had mentioned it and I was enthralled, absolutely obsessed with it. From that point on for the next few years, I read and collected everything I could about it, from building numerous scale models of the ship to buying and reading many books, even photocopying excerpts from library books just so I could accumulate more information on it. Then 2 years later, when Dr. Ballard found the ship, that day was filled with excitement and disbelief…being lost to the world for so long, the discovery of her seemed like such an impossibility, and it confounded all the senses to see images of her on the tv. The one thing I really will never forget about that day came at bed time. All those years I’d spent studying Titanic and earnestly researching her, I’d failed to grasp one important thing. The enormity of the loss of life, the souls she took with her when she slipped beneath the waves. She had just been a 7 year old’s obsession to that point, a mythical object only to be seen in old photos in books, something like a fairy tale handed to me through scores of nonchalant facts and legends, the separation of time with regards to historical events can certainly numb our hearts to the truths of tragedy. But on that day in 1985, there she was. She was real. The weight of those 1500 souls lost finally hit me like a ton of bricks, and I cried the entire night, nary slept a wink. The tragedy (and life) have been different for me ever since. God bless all who lost their lives, may they rest in peace. Thank you for another gem Mike, your content and hard work are truly a gift to us all! Blessings to you and yours, and may you continue to be brilliant -
When I read my first Titanic book it was a worn out copy of A night to Remember, I was 13 years old in the 1970s. I read some pages again and again with everything left to my imagination. The thought of all that machinery and grandeur sitting at the bottom of the ocean peaked my curiosity. when I heard the news about the discovery and the details it reignited those memories. It was amazing to see those first released photos in the paper, and then the National Geographic publication came along. Now it's productions like these along with high technology creating images, and the real images and artifacts it really is the greatest story ever told. Thank you my friend Mike Brady you are the becoming if not already the official voice of the Titanic. First Class all the way. Your ship has come in when it comes to Oceanliner Design. Your friend Duane Barbic.
I was lucky enough as a child to see Bob Ballard give one of his last lectures on the titanic at URI. Been obsessed with ocean liners ever since. Thank you Bob Ballard.
Fun Fact: Dr. Robert Ballard would later also discover the wrecks of the battleship KMS Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) and PT-boat PT-109, which was commanded by JFK. Honestly Michael, Dr. Ballard deserves his own video.
I've been a fan of this channel for a few months, especially the Titanic videos. Lately I've been interested in how the wreck was discovered, but I couldn't find any videos on your channel on it. Although I had to look elsewhere, I'm so glad you guys finally came to do a video on it. Keep up the great content!
Same. I was instantly obsessed when I saw those first pictures and heard Dr. Ballard talking about the discovery on TV. It was an amazing discovery, made by an amazing scientist and explorer.
Mike Brady! So friendly and classy, he could probably give a TED Talk on ocean liners while sipping tea in a tuxedo-and you’d still feel underdressed watching it from your couch!
Missions to search for the Titanic took place periodically. There were lots of books, tv shows, and articles, all full of speculation about what had happened and where the ship could possibly be. Then when the Ballard expedition actually found the ship and sent back pictures, the story was HUGE! It was all over the news for weeks and months afterwards. It was such an amazing experience to finally see the ship and to get genuine answers to what had really happened.
The more of these I watch, the more Mike Brady does start to feel like one of my friends. Wonder if he's free on Dungeons & Dragons night? Or play that one Top Secret game module that based on the Achille Lauro...
Awesome to hear about how Dr. Ballard found the wreck! Who would’ve thought he would be the one to find it? XD Also, cool fact! The Alvin was attacked by a swordfish once!
I was just thinking about how I would have felt if I was part of that crew, watching on the live video feed as the camera panned across the debris field and then out of the depths, rising up majestically is the beautiful and well preserved bow. I'm sure I would have felt excitement, amazement, disbelief, awe - all of those feelings and then probably burst into tears at the tragedy of it all.
I was six years old when the Titanic was found. Watching it on the BBC news sparked a lifelong fascination with, and love of, ocean liners that endures to this day.
I remember the stories of the discovery of the Titanic in the 80s. I was very young, but still do remember the story. It became a conversation piece among my neighborhood.
Thank you Mike. Another fine video about a subject I can’t get enough of. It’s odd really, as I have a fear of the open ocean and I would almost never go on a cruise. I’ve been fascinated by Titanic since I first heard the story about 55 years ago. I distinctly remember when Dr. Ballard found the ship. It was pretty amazing to see the grainy images.
I think the thing I'll always remember from Dr. Ballard is when he said with all the excursions to the wreck and the amount of things brought up from the ocean bottom and from the wreck itself is, "They're taking her jewels from her." To this day he regrets removing a cup or something to give him exclusive rights to the ship, but to him it wasn't his right to do. He said it was a mass grave. I think sometimes those who continue to mine her for what she has forget that fact. People died inside that wreck. People died in the water. She is a grave. I'm glad Unesco has interceded and taken possession of her.
I can certainly understand and appreciate Dr. Ballard's philosophy, and his compulsion to keep the site sacred and untouched. But...there's always a but. That those artifacts are in places where people can visit them in person is powerful for the memories of those lost. Not everyone can go down to the site, but they can go see what came from it. And they can feel the humbling reverence of it. I am glad we can go look at these things and remember.
@@rossryder944 No items from the ship should be owned privately unless it’s abundant and non-intrusive (like coal). Private items, primarily those of passengers who died, should stay where they lay. Displaying everything else is fine.
@@rossryder944 When my local museum had a display of Titanic items, including a hull section, I found it to be a moving experience. Humans do keep the personal possessions of deceased friends and relatives. On the other hand, the enormity of lives lost on Titanic does merit respect for the souls lost, and the circumstances that cost them their lives. I am in agreement that personal property should be off limits to salvors.
The memory of the remarkable gallantry of that Night To Remember is what we must never lose. Astor stepping back, the Officers setting children free to live into the 21st Century when they, themselves knew they would not. Lightoller balancing people on the back of that collapsible! The Mad Dash of Captain Rostron!
One thing I'll always remember from Ballard is the unbelievable mood swing that happened aboard the ship when they found the Titanic's boiler, realizing they had found the ship. For nearly 2 minutes, Ballard and his crew were all cheering and celebrating, which was understandable as they had just found the most famous shipwreck in history, one that had not been seen for more 73 years. Ballard had made his biggest dream come true. But two minutes into the celebration, one of the crew member's face's fell, and he said, "Wait a minute guys, she sinks in twenty minutes." It was 2:00 AM. The entire crew knew that Titanic sank at around 2:20 in the morning on April 15th. The crew immediately stopped celebrating. Ballard knew that he had his crew had indeed pulled off an amazing achievement that deserved to be celebrated, but he and his crew realized that this wasn't a lost treasure. It was a grave. They felt disappointed in themselves, feeling that a celebratory mood was an insult to the memory of all those who were killed in the catastrophe. Honestly I don't blame them for celebrating their achievement, but I also 100% understand their sympathy too. Imagine how you would feel if you realized you were standing (or in this case, floating) over the place where over a thousand people died. The crew assembled onto the stern, and had a two minute long moment of silence for 1,496 victims, before radioing back to shore they had found the exact coordinates of Titanic. Ballard, unlike other explorers who later recovered and preserved several items from the ship for museums, didn't take anything. The only thing he left was plaque on the stern. It read "In memory of the Souls who perished with the "Titanic" on April 14/15, 1912." Ballard was understandably sad when he heard explorers had recovered things from the wreck sight. He felt as if it was grave robbing, saying the ship should be left in peace as a memorial. Honeslty he has the right idea, but so do those other explorers. Recovering those pieces to make sure they aren't lost to history isn't entirely disrepectful to the victims. I honestly think both sides are right. No matter what happens though, I can ensure you that Titanic's story will never, ever, be forgotten.
Thanks my friend Mike Brady, that was great. I remember the headlines back then that they found Titanic, and then when Dr Ballard came up after visiting the wreck, saying, "We went dancing in the ballroom". Truly amazing. One thing though, it is pronounced as "New-fund-LAND"
i was 3 years old when Titanic was found, and I remember growing up with an obsession with her that knew no bounds. I lived on Cape Cod so i had an unbelievable fascination with shipwrecks since i was very very young.
I did an art internship with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute back in 2010. Probably a huge reason why I'm such a history/boat nerd. Love your content! This one especially hits for me.
When I was a kid I went to an event where Ballard was talking about this. He said in the process they also discovered new species of sea life as well. It was truly fascinating.
I have been researching Titanic ever since I was six years old and when I was old enough I went to the local library in Brandon, Florida and I rented the documentary from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute that was narrated by Martin Sheen on VHS and I LOVED it. It is still my favorite documentary on Titanic. It was known as, "Secrets of the Titanic" filmed in 1986. Dr Bob Ballard has been a personal hero of mine ever since, along with Paul-Henri Nargeolet. When PH was killed in the Titan accident recently I literally shed a tear as he was a hero of mine. What I'm trying to say is that I will never forget when the crew came across one of Titanic's boilers. They woke Dr Ballard up, and he raced down to the connex box on the deck of the Knorr and he was absolutely elated. The team all exclaimed, "it's a boiler!" Dr Ballard then exclaimed, "does Cathy have the champagne?" It was at that point when they ALL realized where they were and what had occurred right where they were. They had a service on the fantail of the Knorr to commemorate the loss of life that happened at the exact point where they were located.
Hello Our Friend, Mike.😊Love the video, there were a few things had heard about before but then some new information I had never heard. Thanks so much for the great videos. ❤🚢
My nephew became obsessed with Titanic as a kid and he wrote a letter to Doctor Ballard. A month later he received a personal letter from Dr Ballard, which he treasures today. I was amazed that Bob Ballard actually took the time to write a seventh grader about the ship. What a great person.
I went to a lecture given by Ballard a few years back. I found it very interesting how little he seemed to seemed to want to talk about Titanic. In his lecture slides it was literally a slide that he spent maybe 5 minutes on. And this lecture was heavily billed as being about Titanic. He mostly wanted to talk about his research related to ocean water circulation.
There are two aspects to the strategy Ballard employed when searching for Titanic that weren't mentioned here: 1) Don't look for the ship where you think it is, start looking for it where you know it can't be and work your way towards where it might be. Ballard knew the ship was in the Labrador current when it sank, and that anything that was still on the surface (ie the lifeboats) would have been carried south with the current. Therefore he started where the lifeboats were recovered, knowing that they'd been carried south, and worked his way north on the assumption that the boats were south of where they were launched (also, all reported locations from the distress signals were known to be questionable as they were based on dead reckoning whereas the Carpathia could make a proper navigational fix when she rescued the Titanic's survivors). 2) Don't look for the ship, look for her debris. Ballard learned from his expeditions to the Thresher and the Scorpion that when a ship sinks it releases a lot of debris. This debris is carried by the current as it sinks, lighter items falling further from the wreck, heavier items falling closer. This kind of stuff left something a bit like a comet's tail on the sea bed, and you'd know you were moving towards the source of the debris (ie the wreck) by whether the items you were seeing on the sea floor were getting bigger or smaller. In 1985, sonar was not good at spotting small objects (As you say, Jack Grimm flew his sonar sled right over the wreck without detecting it, and the French team Ballard was partnering with also failed to find the wreck with their sonar sled, in spite of getting extremely close on their first pass), but the cameras on Argo were perfect for it. A sonar can't distinguish a rock from an empty beer bottle from a statue from the Grand Staircase, but the human eye with the aid of Argo's cameras can. Knowing this, Ballard made sweeps over the wreck site that were spaced very far apart, knowing he only had to spot something human-made and start searching around it for bigger objects to lead him to the wreck, as opposed to the very closely packed sweeps people who were looking for the ship itself were making.
I was 10 years old when this happened and was so into the story. I had learned about Titanic a few years prior and had been spooked that it was never found.
“It’s a boiler! It’s a boiler!” Still brings chills to my spine when I hear it
Me too... I wish my husband had a nicer pet name for me.
@@glamdolly30
That got me. Thank you
Yes!💙🚢
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Even just reading it still gives me a bit of a shiver.
When I was I kid I picked up a VHS of a National Geographic documentary about Ballard's discovery and exploration of the Titanic. I wore the tape out I watched it so much
@@hemmingwayfan The Nat Geo issue about Titanic was a dentist office waiting room staple when i was a kid. Awesome fold-out images
The music from that documentary is forever burned into my memory.
At this point, we have quite literally the best and most in-depth docuseries about the Titanic on just this channel.
I still have a newspaper clipping from when Titanic was discovered on my wall, I’m glad my grandfather saved it
Wow... Titanic was discovered on your wall? That's crazy far from where I thought it was...
@@NV..VYou really think you're funny?
@@michelpeereboom4650 I laughed.
@@thing_under_the_stairs To be honest ,reading it again it was funny. My bet.
I was 15 yrs old when Titanic was finally found. That was a huge deal in my family. We didnt lose anyone that horrible day in 1912. My dad was just obsessed about the ship and raised us kids to have a thing for her too. RIP too all the Souls lost that day🕊🪽🕯
If I had been in Bob Ballard's place, I wouldn't be able to resist sending a photo of Titanic's propellers to Jack Grimm with a handwritten note saying, "Is this what you thought you'd found?" 😁
Great video, Mike 👍.
I was 28 yrs old when this ship was found. I always had a drawing, mesmerizing feeling about anything Titanic. I was so excited when she was found. I definitely remember how s l o w the news and any pictures came out. My son has the same depth of interest in Titanic as well. This was a major find!
I was not quite 10 when Titanic was found, and I've been fascinated by shipwrecks and underwater exploration ever since. Those first images captured my young mind like few others have in my life, and they've never let go.
Same here. I was 28 and watched in awe of the films. I remember the sign "This door for crew use only" so well. I met Ballard in Appleton Wisconsin in the 90's and he autographed his book for me.
YES! PLEASE give us more Titanic content! It is THE best way to commemorate the tragedy.
I remember when Dr. Ballard and his crew found Titanic. It was exciting and incredible
It came on the news and I recognized those light fixtures! We had been waiting for this for a long time...
Look, it's our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs
We love this guy
Gimmick stealer.
Yay! It’s our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs!
@@CharlotteMike81Uhhh, what’s with the profile picture?
Ugh, this was funny the first few times, but stop with the engagement bait. Find something better to do with your time or go back to posting "Anyone here in 2024" on music videos.
I cannot express the joy I get sitting down with some dinner to watch a new Mike Brady video
Admit it though, you love it even more when it's about Titanic 😉
What did you have for dinner 😂
@@tezzaboi7953 beef stroganoff and KNOWLEDGE
@@ryananon779 ya got me, I admit it
@@jdouleia I must confess the same. I love me some Titanic coverage.
It was absolutely amazing when they found Titanic sitting upright in the icy depths of the Atlantic . Kudos to Robert Ballard and the French team . Thanks for this Mike .
British found the Titanic in 1977 using the research vessel HMS Hecate, look for PROJECT SOLLIS. The cooridnates were supplied to the Americans under NATO shared information agreements.
You need to do a video of the French side of the search. They went over ground that Ballard didn't have to cover in his search, and came very close to finding Titanic.
He won’t. He’s a Brit at heart
Rest in peace lost souls and survivors of Titanic.
Nothing produced in Hollywood can compete with the beauty and artistry of a video from Oceanliner Designs. Mike Brady and his team have done more to help me know and love the Titanic and the men who built and loved her and those who took that fateful voyage with her than anything else I've seen including Titanic films I've seen on the big screen.
I was barely 3 months old when they rediscovered the Titanic, really puts into perspective for me just how long people have been diving down there.
The moment I became obsessed with the Titanic and all of Dr. Ballard's discoveries. He's truly one of a kind as an explorer and a human being. An absolute legend.
I know "gift" is a term, but rather Sir, you have "mastered" the art of storytelling.
Those anchor chains never fail to astound me.
Each link must weigh an actual ton.😮
As I was watching this, I was thinking how long till that anchor falls through the deck.
Can hear the excitement in your voice when you describe the finding and it makes me happy ❤
Perfect end to my Sunday. Thank you for sharing.
The story of the raising of "The Big Piece" is positively enthralling. I would love to hear your take on it. Signed, your friend, Ross Levingston.
Yes, me too!
He has done a video covering the big piece.
Ballard said that mapping the Thresher's wreck gave him the clue to finding Titanic; look for a debris field and follow it to the main wreck.
Apologies for hijacking your comment to point out a mistake in Mike's video, but USS Thresher and USS Scorpion's wrecks were discovered relatively soon after their respective losses in the 1960s, they weren't discovered by Robert Ballard in 1985. And while it is a really common misconception, it's unfortunate to see it parroted on the most well regarded/popular ocean liner history channel.
@@bungobaggins01 In the for what it is worth department, this is a quote from a short video put out by National Geographic talking about the find. Dr. Ballard said. "We pretty well knew what happened to the Thresher. We mapped her a year earlier. They knew very little about the Scorpion. It took me about a week to get there and map it.
We mapped it extensively." So it is logical that people would think he discovered the others as well. And his trip was to find and map the two subs, but he did receive approval to find the Titanic if he did not overspend and had the time.
Another well researched and fascinating video from our friend Mike Brady.👍
My grandfather, rest in peace, helped develop the Alvin when he worked for general mills. It's nice to see that connection to this wider deeper history.
Wow, what a legacy to have in the family. ☺️
I guess you do read quite a bit of your comments since you've been doing my favorite intro more often. Thank you so much, Mike. 🥰
What an amazing coincidence. Cause Earlier today Oct 20, 2024 I was watching a documentary about Robert Ballard, now I hear the full story of trying to find the Titanic before 1985. Nice to hear the full story.
By far one of the coolest things I own is Robert Ballard's signature.
Treasure that forever - Dr. Ballard is a national treasure and a hero to all mankind!
@@F-Man I will it's currently framed on my wall
nice!!
Always love new videos from our friend Mr Brady. I never get tired of Titanic content.
Can you imagine how loud their hearts were pounding when the first images came in?
…and about a decade later (during the 95-96 school year ) a blind elementary kid read a brief nonfiction piece about a shipwreck which spawned her love of shipwreck. I will never forget reading about the gymnasium in particular and being in complete awe! 16:29
I remember watching my first ever Titanic documentary, Titanic: Final Moments on the History Channel. Just the thought of the discovery of the Titanic wreck being a cover-up just sounds awesome.
It's our friend Mike Brady
From Oceanliner designs!
How dare you
Overused comment by now..
@@Reimu__Hakurei "stopping kids from saying first"
@@Reimu__Hakurei Kick rocks.
In the early 90 while in college, I attended a presentation of Dr Ballard at Texas Christian University. His talk was interrupted by a tornado warning and all of us were moved into a different room away from the floor to ceiling glass wall of the hall. In the jumble, I was able to stand close to Dr. Ballard and exchange a few words about the situation. He was calm and personable, which of course impressed me. Many years later, I regard those few moments as one of the best memories of my lifetime. Keep up the good work Mike. I always enjoy your channel.
I remember the first time I’d ever heard of the Titanic, it was 1983 and I was in third grade, somehow my teacher had mentioned it and I was enthralled, absolutely obsessed with it. From that point on for the next few years, I read and collected everything I could about it, from building numerous scale models of the ship to buying and reading many books, even photocopying excerpts from library books just so I could accumulate more information on it. Then 2 years later, when Dr. Ballard found the ship, that day was filled with excitement and disbelief…being lost to the world for so long, the discovery of her seemed like such an impossibility, and it confounded all the senses to see images of her on the tv. The one thing I really will never forget about that day came at bed time. All those years I’d spent studying Titanic and earnestly researching her, I’d failed to grasp one important thing. The enormity of the loss of life, the souls she took with her when she slipped beneath the waves. She had just been a 7 year old’s obsession to that point, a mythical object only to be seen in old photos in books, something like a fairy tale handed to me through scores of nonchalant facts and legends, the separation of time with regards to historical events can certainly numb our hearts to the truths of tragedy. But on that day in 1985, there she was. She was real. The weight of those 1500 souls lost finally hit me like a ton of bricks, and I cried the entire night, nary slept a wink. The tragedy (and life) have been different for me ever since. God bless all who lost their lives, may they rest in peace. Thank you for another gem Mike, your content and hard work are truly a gift to us all! Blessings to you and yours, and may you continue to be brilliant -
When I read my first Titanic book it was a worn out copy of A night to Remember, I was 13 years old in the 1970s. I read some pages again and again with everything left to my imagination. The thought of all that machinery and grandeur sitting at the bottom of the ocean peaked my curiosity. when I heard the news about the discovery and the details it reignited those memories. It was amazing to see those first released photos in the paper, and then the National Geographic publication came along. Now it's productions like these along with high technology creating images, and the real images and artifacts it really is the greatest story ever told. Thank you my friend Mike Brady you are the becoming if not already the official voice of the Titanic. First Class all the way. Your ship has come in when it comes to Oceanliner Design. Your friend Duane Barbic.
Ballards book 'Exploring The Titanic" sparked My lifelong interest in Titanic.
I was lucky enough as a child to see Bob Ballard give one of his last lectures on the titanic at URI. Been obsessed with ocean liners ever since. Thank you Bob Ballard.
Fun Fact: Dr. Robert Ballard would later also discover the wrecks of the battleship KMS Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) and PT-boat PT-109, which was commanded by JFK.
Honestly Michael, Dr. Ballard deserves his own video.
Saw and instantly clicked, I remember reading a book about this in middle school and being fascinated by the Titanic since.
Same here.
Perhaps it was the same book I read in school. Written by Dr. Ballard and illustrated by Ken Marschall.
Truly a moment to watch in the first minutes of uploading
I've been a fan of this channel for a few months, especially the Titanic videos. Lately I've been interested in how the wreck was discovered, but I couldn't find any videos on your channel on it. Although I had to look elsewhere, I'm so glad you guys finally came to do a video on it. Keep up the great content!
Wow what a really cool story about the wreck I never knew this😮😊😮
Awesome video Mike well done ❤
Love your work 😊
I'm old enough to remember Ballard's first pictures. It was riveting.
Same. I was instantly obsessed when I saw those first pictures and heard Dr. Ballard talking about the discovery on TV. It was an amazing discovery, made by an amazing scientist and explorer.
This was such a cool exhibit to have seen in person at the natural history museum in Columbus.
Mr. Brady you absolute unit of a friend, thank you for another great video
Mike Brady! So friendly and classy, he could probably give a TED Talk on ocean liners while sipping tea in a tuxedo-and you’d still feel underdressed watching it from your couch!
Now THAT is a Ted Talk I would love to see!
Missions to search for the Titanic took place periodically. There were lots of books, tv shows, and articles, all full of speculation about what had happened and where the ship could possibly be. Then when the Ballard expedition actually found the ship and sent back pictures, the story was HUGE! It was all over the news for weeks and months afterwards. It was such an amazing experience to finally see the ship and to get genuine answers to what had really happened.
The more of these I watch, the more Mike Brady does start to feel like one of my friends. Wonder if he's free on Dungeons & Dragons night?
Or play that one Top Secret game module that based on the Achille Lauro...
Awesome to hear about how Dr. Ballard found the wreck! Who would’ve thought he would be the one to find it? XD
Also, cool fact! The Alvin was attacked by a swordfish once!
One of my favorites stories, told by one of my favorites story tellers. Thanks Mr Brady!
Nice look back into Titanic history.
Orson Welles
(parodying the infamous French
champagne commercial outtake):
"Aaahh, the unsinkable . . . Titanic."
There's a Californian...
I was just thinking about how I would have felt if I was part of that crew, watching on the live video feed as the camera panned across the debris field and then out of the depths, rising up majestically is the beautiful and well preserved bow. I'm sure I would have felt excitement, amazement, disbelief, awe - all of those feelings and then probably burst into tears at the tragedy of it all.
Oh ,I remember back when Bob Balard found the Titanic, was all over the news ,all undisturbed for all those years, thumbs up great video
You do a fabulous job. Thank you.
I was six years old when the Titanic was found. Watching it on the BBC news sparked a lifelong fascination with, and love of, ocean liners that endures to this day.
I remember the stories of the discovery of the Titanic in the 80s. I was very young, but still do remember the story. It became a conversation piece among my neighborhood.
What an enlightening journey. Thanks Mike!
Thank you Mike. Another fine video about a subject I can’t get enough of. It’s odd really, as I have a fear of the open ocean and I would almost never go on a cruise. I’ve been fascinated by Titanic since I first heard the story about 55 years ago. I distinctly remember when Dr. Ballard found the ship. It was pretty amazing to see the grainy images.
I think the thing I'll always remember from Dr. Ballard is when he said with all the excursions to the wreck and the amount of things brought up from the ocean bottom and from the wreck itself is, "They're taking her jewels from her." To this day he regrets removing a cup or something to give him exclusive rights to the ship, but to him it wasn't his right to do. He said it was a mass grave. I think sometimes those who continue to mine her for what she has forget that fact. People died inside that wreck. People died in the water. She is a grave. I'm glad Unesco has interceded and taken possession of her.
I can certainly understand and appreciate Dr. Ballard's philosophy, and his compulsion to keep the site sacred and untouched. But...there's always a but. That those artifacts are in places where people can visit them in person is powerful for the memories of those lost. Not everyone can go down to the site, but they can go see what came from it. And they can feel the humbling reverence of it. I am glad we can go look at these things and remember.
@@rossryder944I agree.
@@rossryder944 No items from the ship should be owned privately unless it’s abundant and non-intrusive (like coal). Private items, primarily those of passengers who died, should stay where they lay. Displaying everything else is fine.
@@rossryder944 When my local museum had a display of Titanic items, including a hull section, I found it to be a moving experience. Humans do keep the personal possessions of deceased friends and relatives.
On the other hand, the enormity of lives lost on Titanic does merit respect for the souls lost, and the circumstances that cost them their lives. I am in agreement that personal property should be off limits to salvors.
The memory of the remarkable gallantry of that Night To Remember is what we must never lose. Astor stepping back, the Officers setting children free to live into the 21st Century when they, themselves knew they would not. Lightoller balancing people on the back of that collapsible! The Mad Dash of Captain Rostron!
I remember when Titanic was rediscovered... so excited!!
I enjoyed just another amazing video. Thank you, Mike Brady!
Mike it's intimidating how good you are at what you do
You should make a video about ken Marshalls artwork
It's extraordinary. I agree
Beautiful Video of Titanic
Listening to other channels using AI voices, it’s really refreshing to hear the golden tones of our good friend Mike Brady.
I cannot understand why any RUclipsr uses those ghastly robotic A1 narrations - just do the voice over yourself FFS!
@@glamdolly30 well they all don’t sound like our good friend Mike Brady. Tsk tsk.
One thing I'll always remember from Ballard is the unbelievable mood swing that happened aboard the ship when they found the Titanic's boiler, realizing they had found the ship. For nearly 2 minutes, Ballard and his crew were all cheering and celebrating, which was understandable as they had just found the most famous shipwreck in history, one that had not been seen for more 73 years. Ballard had made his biggest dream come true. But two minutes into the celebration, one of the crew member's face's fell, and he said, "Wait a minute guys, she sinks in twenty minutes." It was 2:00 AM. The entire crew knew that Titanic sank at around 2:20 in the morning on April 15th. The crew immediately stopped celebrating. Ballard knew that he had his crew had indeed pulled off an amazing achievement that deserved to be celebrated, but he and his crew realized that this wasn't a lost treasure. It was a grave. They felt disappointed in themselves, feeling that a celebratory mood was an insult to the memory of all those who were killed in the catastrophe. Honestly I don't blame them for celebrating their achievement, but I also 100% understand their sympathy too. Imagine how you would feel if you realized you were standing (or in this case, floating) over the place where over a thousand people died. The crew assembled onto the stern, and had a two minute long moment of silence for 1,496 victims, before radioing back to shore they had found the exact coordinates of Titanic. Ballard, unlike other explorers who later recovered and preserved several items from the ship for museums, didn't take anything. The only thing he left was plaque on the stern. It read "In memory of the Souls who perished with the "Titanic" on April 14/15, 1912." Ballard was understandably sad when he heard explorers had recovered things from the wreck sight. He felt as if it was grave robbing, saying the ship should be left in peace as a memorial. Honeslty he has the right idea, but so do those other explorers. Recovering those pieces to make sure they aren't lost to history isn't entirely disrepectful to the victims. I honestly think both sides are right. No matter what happens though, I can ensure you that Titanic's story will never, ever, be forgotten.
Love the vids enjoying to watch them keep it up
What a great video with some information that I don't remember hearing before!
Thanks my friend Mike Brady, that was great. I remember the headlines back then that they found Titanic, and then when Dr Ballard came up after visiting the wreck, saying, "We went dancing in the ballroom". Truly amazing. One thing though, it is pronounced as "New-fund-LAND"
It is almost spooky but very intresting to see the wreck of Titanic
i was 3 years old when Titanic was found, and I remember growing up with an obsession with her that knew no bounds. I lived on Cape Cod so i had an unbelievable fascination with shipwrecks since i was very very young.
I did an art internship with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute back in 2010. Probably a huge reason why I'm such a history/boat nerd. Love your content! This one especially hits for me.
Oh boy I can’t imagine 😢
I went out and bought two issues of National Geographics with this story in it
(December 1985). I still have both issues to this day...........
I was in grade 5 when Ballard discovered her and have been obsessed ever since! 🚢💙
When I was a kid I went to an event where Ballard was talking about this. He said in the process they also discovered new species of sea life as well.
It was truly fascinating.
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Highly recommend Bob Ballard's book. Thank you for highlighting the fascinating story Mike
Always appreciate you! ❤
Another excellent video Mike!
I have been researching Titanic ever since I was six years old and when I was old enough I went to the local library in Brandon, Florida and I rented the documentary from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute that was narrated by Martin Sheen on VHS and I LOVED it. It is still my favorite documentary on Titanic. It was known as, "Secrets of the Titanic" filmed in 1986. Dr Bob Ballard has been a personal hero of mine ever since, along with Paul-Henri Nargeolet. When PH was killed in the Titan accident recently I literally shed a tear as he was a hero of mine. What I'm trying to say is that I will never forget when the crew came across one of Titanic's boilers. They woke Dr Ballard up, and he raced down to the connex box on the deck of the Knorr and he was absolutely elated. The team all exclaimed, "it's a boiler!" Dr Ballard then exclaimed, "does Cathy have the champagne?" It was at that point when they ALL realized where they were and what had occurred right where they were. They had a service on the fantail of the Knorr to commemorate the loss of life that happened at the exact point where they were located.
i mean, using MASSIVE magnets to raise the wreck sounds cool as hell. improbable and impractical, but cool.
I remember when it was found in '85. It was so exciting to finally learn its condition.
Hello Our Friend, Mike.😊Love the video, there were a few things had heard about before but then some new information I had never heard. Thanks so much for the great videos. ❤🚢
My nephew became obsessed with Titanic as a kid and he wrote a letter to Doctor Ballard. A month later he received a personal letter from Dr Ballard, which he treasures today. I was amazed that Bob Ballard actually took the time to write a seventh grader about the ship. What a great person.
My man ya need to do some sort of collab work with Big Old Boats. There are some fascinating stories of ships on the Great Lakes
Excellent!
Thank you so much for all that information.
A great story!
I went to a lecture given by Ballard a few years back. I found it very interesting how little he seemed to seemed to want to talk about Titanic. In his lecture slides it was literally a slide that he spent maybe 5 minutes on. And this lecture was heavily billed as being about Titanic. He mostly wanted to talk about his research related to ocean water circulation.
I think the company that is exploiting the Titanic now has a court order on him that he can’t go down to the wreck or talk about it.
Remember this at the time, would have been 9, became fascinated with the Titanic since then
There are two aspects to the strategy Ballard employed when searching for Titanic that weren't mentioned here:
1) Don't look for the ship where you think it is, start looking for it where you know it can't be and work your way towards where it might be. Ballard knew the ship was in the Labrador current when it sank, and that anything that was still on the surface (ie the lifeboats) would have been carried south with the current. Therefore he started where the lifeboats were recovered, knowing that they'd been carried south, and worked his way north on the assumption that the boats were south of where they were launched (also, all reported locations from the distress signals were known to be questionable as they were based on dead reckoning whereas the Carpathia could make a proper navigational fix when she rescued the Titanic's survivors).
2) Don't look for the ship, look for her debris. Ballard learned from his expeditions to the Thresher and the Scorpion that when a ship sinks it releases a lot of debris. This debris is carried by the current as it sinks, lighter items falling further from the wreck, heavier items falling closer. This kind of stuff left something a bit like a comet's tail on the sea bed, and you'd know you were moving towards the source of the debris (ie the wreck) by whether the items you were seeing on the sea floor were getting bigger or smaller. In 1985, sonar was not good at spotting small objects (As you say, Jack Grimm flew his sonar sled right over the wreck without detecting it, and the French team Ballard was partnering with also failed to find the wreck with their sonar sled, in spite of getting extremely close on their first pass), but the cameras on Argo were perfect for it. A sonar can't distinguish a rock from an empty beer bottle from a statue from the Grand Staircase, but the human eye with the aid of Argo's cameras can. Knowing this, Ballard made sweeps over the wreck site that were spaced very far apart, knowing he only had to spot something human-made and start searching around it for bigger objects to lead him to the wreck, as opposed to the very closely packed sweeps people who were looking for the ship itself were making.
That was a great video. Thank you! 🙏🏻
“WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO DR. BALLARD. HIS CREW AND ALL THOSE WHO SAILED ON THE TITANIC--THANK YOU, MIKE”
I was 10 years old when this happened and was so into the story. I had learned about Titanic a few years prior and had been spooked that it was never found.
Wonderful episode.