India, April 11 -- On the 113th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, National Geographic is set to release a documentary that offers an unprecedented look at the legendary maritime disaster. Utilising advanced underwater scanning technology, the film presents a highly detailed digital reconstruction of the wreck, capturing the ship's structure down to individual rivets.

The project, led by filmmaker Anthony Geffen in collaboration with deep-sea mapping company Magellan, began in 2022 and took nearly two years to analyse. According to National Geographic, these findings challenge long-standing assumptions about the events following the iceberg collision.

The Titanic, once considered "practically unsinkable", struck an iceberg about 400 ...