James Cameron Makes His Final and Most Comprehensive Expedition to Titanic in Discovery Channel's Original Special LAST MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC
Wednesday June 8, 3:35 pm ET
Never-before-seen Areas of Ship Revealed in 2-hour Television Event Premiering Sunday, July 24 at 9 PM


SILVER SPRING, Md., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- James Cameron, Oscar-winning writer/director/producer of the blockbuster film Titanic, will make his last trip to the doomed ship this summer as part of an unprecedented television event. LAST MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC, a poignant farewell to the most spectacular shipwreck in history, will have its world premiere Sunday, July 24th at 9 PM on Discovery Channel.

Utilizing newly developed technology, Cameron and his team present history's best look yet at the ship's interior, including some areas not seen since Titanic's lone voyage in 1912. And since time and the harsh conditions of the ocean floor have taken their toll on the ship, these may be the last images ever gathered of the Titanic before it is surrendered to the deep forever.

The majestic Titanic has been an object of fascination and study for decades, but many tantalizing questions still remain about the ship and its catastrophic sinking. This expedition, Cameron's final and most comprehensive dive yet, attempts to uncover clues and solve some of the Titanic's most haunting mysteries. Throughout LAST MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC, Cameron's specially designed remotely operated vehicles explore the Turkish Baths (the best-preserved and most opulent remaining space in the ship's interior), Scotland Road (the crew quarters), the first class cabins (which are full of countless personal possessions of the Titanic's wealthy passengers), the mysterious boiler room #6 and the cargo holds (which housed the luggage of the ship's first class passengers and remain largely unexplored).



The elaborate decor of the cooling room of Titanic’s Turkish Bath

LAST MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC combines re-enactments, archival footage, and the results of two new Titanic dives with live updates from James Cameron from aboard one of the two MIR submersibles while at the wreck and from the Keldysh, his research vessel. Re-enactments were filmed using sets built during the production of the feature film, Titanic, and present a vivid look at rarely-seen areas of the vessel. As this is his last expedition to the doomed ship, the special also features Cameron's live farewell to the Titanic.

LAST MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC is directed by James Cameron and produced by Andrew Wight. For Discovery Channel, executive producer is David McKillop.

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Cameron has recieved both praise and criticism for previous visits to the wreck of the Titanic. This will no doubt happen again as a result of this forthcoming dive.
That being said, I'm very much interested in this latest (and hopefully last) excursion to the wreck. Any new footage of the ship is always welcome, especially if Cameron can show parts of the ship that have been, up to now, inaccessable by conventional sub and previous AUVs. As long as he doesn't do physical damage to the vessel, I eagerly look forward to this
Thanks for the heads up!

I so need TIVO, cuz I know I'm going to forget to watch!

Boissee-
Set a reminder on your computer-just like the birthday reminders. You can set it to tell you when, what channel for that date. Works well for those of us with short memories. co:

I use memo papers to tape to my TV to remind me of things to tape. It's my wife's TV that has the digital channels/DVR!!! :lol:

Can someone tell why the boiler room #6 is mysterious?

This is what I found...


Richard Stevenson, a diver, ventured into Boiler Room #6 in order to check the WT doors but it was not possible to proceed further aft in order to control the WT door between Boiler Rooms #5 and #6. However, a recent article published in the journal of the Titanic Historical Society reported that there was evidence suggesting that this WT door was partially closed. Can you give us more details about this?

The WT doors between the fireman's passage/coalbunker and Boiler Room #6 are 100% wide open. Richie made his way through boiler room #6 to the next WT door, but he put the video camera down once he got into the boiler room in order to extend his exploration to the next WT door. Richie reported back that the WT door was partially closed [25%], however this was more of a glancing observation that he made whilst he was attempting to navigate his way out of the wreck. It needs to be verified and documented on video, so further dives are an absolute must for the boiler rooms. The boiler rooms are full of artefacts in perfect condition such as the boiler stokers wheelbarrows and the companionways and walkways that extend above the boilers - it's very cool inside there.

For anyone who doesn't know, I think WT stands for "WaterTight." Am I right Liz? det:

Also, from your explanation, it's not that Boiler Room #6 is really all that "mysterious," it's just that it hasn't been explored well enough or documented properly. Why does it matter whether the door was partially closed or not?

Thanks for your replys, Boissee and Oswalder.

Perhaps if it had not closed all the way during the sinking of the ship, then it contributed to her sinking a lot faster. If had closed all the way like it should have, then more people could potentially have been rescued.

You're welcome!

Gotcha, thanks! Did I read somewhere (possibly in Bob Ballard's book) that it didn't even matter that the watertight doors closed because somehow the rooms were all open and connected through the ceiling somehow? I seem to recall a bit of hubris by the manufacturer thinking it wouldn't even matter because the ship was unsinkable in the first place. Not positive though, can anyone verify?

I remember that from somewhere too. If memory serves correct, the watertight sections of the ship were only less than half the ships height and when enough water was inside the ship, it rised over the watertight section and flooded the next sections and so on. Can't remember where i read/heard that or it is even true. Maybe forums Titanic-experts know better?

All of my Titanic books speak of the overflow effect. The portholes being left open in the cabins also contributed to the flow of water into the ship. If the bulkheads had entended up faqther it might have made a difference in the water comming into the ship.

Uh, guys... diver Richard Stevenson ventured into Boiler Room 6 on the BRITANNIC. No human being has ever, or likely will ever, dive inside the wreck of Titanic due to the enormous pressure at that depth.

Just a reminder, this is on THIS Sunday, the 24th of July!

Last reminder for those interested, this airs tonight, with a special about the ship's construction an hour before!!!

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And me with no Discovery channel

Rob, How could your cable company have no Discovery channel? It's a must!!! Shades of the 60's and 70's you must PROTEST!!!! :lol: It's being rerun right now on Aug, 7th. I'm watching it as I write this. t:

Finally it airs here this coming weekend!

Although I'm not complaining as it's not been too much of a wait th:

Oh the cable company has the channel it's just thats it's an added expense I can't justify right now.Things are really tight and we just have the basic cable..we barely watch the damn thing anyway..tv is pretty sad these days.As long as I can get Raw and Smackdown every Monday and Thursday I'm happy :unsure:

I really wish that cable companies would allow you to pay by the channel. We only watch 5 tops and I certainly don't need the Golf Channel or the 50 bazillion MTV and VH1 channels either.



I saw the Last Mysteries of the Titanic (thanks for the reminder John!!!). When Jim Cameron got into the Turkish Baths, I cried. Seriously, to see the color tiles still entact, I was moved. First time to ever see something on the Titanic in color was just amazing! t:




and yes, being able to see WWE Wrestling is important! :lol:

I certainly have to agree. The visuals were stunning, to see something like that, especially after so many years.
As I mentioned on the RMS Titanic board, I was also amazed at the clock still sitting intact on the Strauss' fireplace mantle, though not as amazed as Cameron himself, it seems!

I saw it too!! Amazing.

Hey Nice site! :lol:

It's a beautiful site. Kinda like this one, I love it so much I can't log out :lol: :lol:

Seriously, I have a new ship game up that needs help :)

I understand Rob. I don't watch alot of our channels either but Raw and Smackdown are a must. They really should make Discovery part of basic cable anyway. :lol:

I watched the Titanic special too. Enjoyed the visual but the narration was boring. I watch 9 cable channels on a regular basis, so apparently I am above normal. LOL Most people do watch about five cable channels. I watch other cable channels too just not as regularly. w:

Bumping this because Discovery is replaying this again tonight (Oct 16) at 9pm eastern time.
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Thanks for the heads up. I can retape it. the first broadcast here was not top quality. w:

Aargghhh-l was at work during all the airings. Guess now l'll never get to see it-or maybe when l'm 80.

I'm sure it will be rerun again. They are good about it. Kepp your eyes open for a listing. Durning the holidays is a good time to look for it. :lol: