New Titanic footage released from 1986 exploration of wreck

Never-before-seen footage from the 1986 exploration of the site of the Titanic shipwreck was released Wednesday. The footage was captured by cameras in a three-person research submersible named Alvin and the remotely operated Jason Jr. in July 1986, which marked the first time humans saw the ship since its doomed maiden voyage in 1912. Most of the footage had never before been seen by the public, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution premiered more than 80 minutes worth of footage Wednesday night. The footage begins with Alvin approaching the Titanic, then exploring the bow and parking on its deck. It also includes interior shots of the Titanic from Jason Jr.