A groundbreaking documentary has uncovered new details about the Titanic, 113 years after its fateful voyage from Southampton.

A 90-minute documentary, Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, will premiere on National Geographic on Friday before releasing on Disney+ the following day, showcasing the Titanic with cutting-edge underwater scanning technology.

The documentary marks the 113th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, after more than 1,500 people died on its maiden voyage after the ship collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic, having set sail from Southampton for New York City.

Featuring 715,000 digitally captured images, the special unveils the most precise model of the Titanic ever created – a full-scale, 1:1 digital twin, accurate down to the rivet.

In 2022, award-winning filmmaker Anthony Geffen and his team followed deep-sea mapping company Magellan as they undertook the largest underwater 3D scanning project of its kind, mapping the wreck 12,500 feet below the North Atlantic.

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A 3D image showing the stern of the Titanic, that will feature in a National Geographic documentary (Image: National Geographic) Over three weeks, they worked around the clock, producing 16 terabytes of data, 715,000 still images, and 4K footage, capturing the Titanic in unparalleled detail.

After nearly two years of analysis, a team of leading historians, engineers, and forensic experts, including Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson, metallurgist Jennifer Hooper, and master mariner captain Chris Hearn, have come together to reconstruct the ship’s final moments.

Notable insights include the team discovering a steam valve in the open position, validating eyewitness accounts that the ship’s engineers remained at their posts in boiler room two for over two hours after impact, keeping the electricity on and allowing wireless distress signals to be sent.

The 35 men in the boiler room may have saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing their own.

The documentary also provides a glimpse into the Titanic's final moments, as the ship violently tore apart, ripping through first-class cabins. 

Further analysis of the digital scans adds to the evidence exonerating First Officer William Murdoch, long accused of abandoning his post.

The position of a lifeboat davit, seen in new hi-res detail, suggests his crew was preparing a launch moments before the starboard side was engulfed, corroborating Second Officer Charles Lightoller’s testimony that Murdoch was swept away by the sea.

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection is available on National Geographic Channel, Disney+ and Hulu from Friday.