Molonycalledthephotographs "the Titanic equivalentofTutankhamen'stomb," because of the richness of historicaldetailtheyconveyed, includingthemark highlighting the extent of the damage.
Mr. Ballard has spent decades recovering relics and finding wrecks, including the passenger liner Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck and President John F.
April will also see a raft of Titanic cruises, including an excursion from New York to the site of the catastrophe, and a voyage retracing the ship's route from Southampton (though the plan is for the vessel to make it all the way to New York this time).