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Events on Sunday 1 September 1985 1
1985Wreck of the Titanic discoveredAn expedition led by Robert Ballard locates the ship on the seabedA joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard located the wreck of RMS Titanic on the North Atlantic seabed on 1 September 1985. The ship had lain undiscovered for 73 years at a depth of about 3,800 metres. The find used newly developed deep-sea sonar and camera technology.