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Titanic's wreck lies about 12,000 feet down, more than 350 nautical miles off Newfoundland. It sat undiscovered for 73 years, until September 1, 1985.

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Titanic's wreck lies about 12,000 feet down, more than 350 nautical miles off Newfoundland. It sat undiscovered for 73 years, until September 1, 1985.ILLUSTRATION · AI

Titanic's wreck lies about 12,000 feet below sea level, more than 350 nautical miles off Newfoundland, NOAA says.

Titanic was on its maiden voyage when, on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg, it broke apart and sank, taking more than 1,500 lives.

The wreck was discovered on September 1, 1985, by a joint American-French expedition, about 350 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland in international waters. Most of the ship remains in its final resting place.

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