A Journey to Remember

they would stop fighting. Now it is time for a titanic journey To

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This desolate and windswept corner of Canada is an unlikely location

to have a place in history. But the lighthouse here was to receive one

of the first ever SLS calls at sea. On 14th April, 1912, Radio

operators were on duty. Jack and water. At 10:35am they got a

message and they said, good God, the Titanic has struck an iceberg.

Here, the world's first learned about the tragedy. Somewhere out

there, the Titanic was sinking. Hundreds of people would die in the

cold waters of the North Atlantic. The tragedy would remain the most

intriguing maritime controversy of In the docks at St John's 68

Russian ship which sails all year round. But for a few weeks, it is

just one destination, Titanic. This summer, this Irish diver joined the

ship on a special mission. He is taking a plaque from the people of

Belfast to lay on the bridge of the Titanic. It would be known as the

ultimate, the pinnacle of the depths of the ocean, if you like.

Ask any died there in the world, anybody in the world, probably,

what is the world's most famous ship? 99 % say the Titanic. But we

have had greater tragedies at sea. Far greater loss of life at sea

since the Titanic but she was a turning-point in many respects in

the world. I joined the crew for the ten-day expedition to find out

for myself white the Titanic retains fascination after all this

time. As night falls, the ship We are heading out into the

Atlantic towards the Titanic. It will take two days to get there.

365 miles. That is how close the OK, you want to understand... It is

loaded with importance for this man. He has been entrusted with taking

the first ever memento from the shipyard at built her To the

I was here in 2000 and I placed a memorial plaque here. Here I am

returning to the Titanic with memorials, plaques from the City of

its birth, where it was built. I am placing a plaque alongside a plaque

but I placed at my last port of call. To me it is quite symbolic

and I think it is very significant and I think it is particularly

right at this time at something from Belfast is in place on the

bridge of that great ship. handiwork will allow the robotic

arm of a submarine to move the plaque into position and visit the

wreckage again. Thank you very much. That is a good job. Simple. Can you

understand? Yes. During the trip I have got a chance to meet fellow

travellers on board. This artist is painting scenes from the Titanic

and taking advantage of a second opportunity to visit to the

wreckage. I am not a fanatic. I do not know how many rivets were in

the hull and I am not a historian with the Titanic. I was not really

interested that much in the Titanic before I was invited up the first

time but when you see it with your own eyes, there is just something

very powerful about it. He is an added Explorer that has died down

to more than 100 wrecks. -- died in Explorer. -- a diving Explorer.

type of light that she came from, she has got a beauty unlike any

other I have ever seen. Also on board, a father and son. This man

set up the expedition and has brought his film crew along. He is

taking Sebastien, just 13 down to the Titanic and setting a world

record for the youngest person to dive down to the wreckage. And this

is what will carry us down to the wreckage site. This 18 tonne vessel

is a powerful miniature submarine cable ball a diving down to the

bottom of the ocean. -- capable of diving down. It has had 200

missions every year but we have got risks. If anything went wrong at

that depth, you are dead. Therefore the technology that the Russians

have developed is fantastic. You have to trust the technology

because it you do not, you have got no point in getting in there in the

does place. Any trip to the Titanic can be your last trip. I think you

are aware of that but the Russians have done an exemplary job and you

feel like you are in safe hands when you descend. For some decades,

there was great debate about where the Titanic was. Satellite

equipment today indicates the position down to the last few yards.

This Russian chart tells a terrible story. We can see how far the ice

has drifted in the Atlantic. Below the line, the safety, the Titanic

nearly made it. One challenge for the Russian submarine pilots is to

find the Titanic in the pitch blackness. But they have got

something to signpost the journey. These are transponders. They will

be lowered down to the sea bed in a few minutes. We have got four of

them going down to the sea bed and they will make a reference to find

out where they are in relation to the wreckage. Taking vented EC bed

is this piece of track but even with that weight, to give you an

idea of the distance, it takes one hour and a quarter to reach the sea

The submarines are getting their final safety checks. They will soon

be in one of the planet's most hostile environments. On top of

them, the crushing weight of the Atlantic Ocean. As the diving

starts, we have got alarm as one of the hatches bursts open. For the

people about to start, it is a bit unnerving. I have seen 24 guides

and this is the first time I have seen that happen. That was pretty

hairy Fourie few minutes. I hope it will go a little smoother. Worried?

As anybody would be. How often do you go to the bottom of the Asian?

Not often! -- at the bottom of the ocean? Feeling good. It is dusk.

10.5 hours later. They are returning from the depths. I am

looking forward to getting the reaction on the trip I will be

making myself tomorrow. What a great trip. What a great trip.

Unbelievable. Unbelievable. It was great. It was kind of hard to walk,

you know? Thank you very much. has one regret that he could not

salvaged from the rib -- wreckage. Mike has got a similar view about

hunting for souvenirs when he arrives back. You have got a lot of

records for a kid, haven't you? Not salvaging as I thought. It is very

miserable. But the Russians do not believe in salvaging from the site

that is the Titanic. They are superstitious about the wreckage.

It shows in their attitude towards the sea birds landing on deck each

night as the divers return. The Russians take pains to make sure

that they are not harmed. The reason? Superstition. They believe

that the birds are the souls of the The morning of the died has a right.

We are posing for the cameras and we are down to business. -- at the

It is packed with instruments and equipment and it is a cramped space

at just six feet across. We are coming up to 11 o'clock. We are

being lifted out from the site of the ship and we are about to be put

inside the water. It is very Are we in? It would be almost 10

hours before we would see the We are on the way to the bottom of

The pilot has talked back to the ship about that. -- the ship above

us. Every move is tracked in the I consider this to be a greater

privilege to be with a chief scientist. I do not think it is

going to be a repeat again. I think this is very special. Does he think

it is a great privilege to be with Oh, look! A bit of life. It is not

pitch black outside. We are at 6,000 feet. We have got 1,500

metres left to go. With temperatures dropping rapidly, we

need warmer clothing because over a period of time we can get very cold

inside one of these. But we have not got any sensation of falling

and movement. We are panning up to my right and we would not know

where we are. Not by looking at this. We are parallel to the

Titanic and as we get closer, the captain will start to bring us in

tight but it is just a case of If we are now just about 30 metres

or so from the bottom. Want to be established where that is, we will

head off to find the Titanic. We should come up somewhere near the

bow. Outside on the seabed to them is

nothing to suggest what is just out of range of our light.

This is amazing navigation. You are bringing us right to the Basle. --

There she is! Facias. And there she was. The

Titanic's Hughes anchor chain it still lies on her deck. -- Titanic

The forward hold provides a brief The foot of the huge mast at the

front of the ship, it fell The small door from where the

lookout crew saw the iceberg is Then, a reminder that others have

been here before. We have arrived at the remains of the bridge, where

plaques from previous visitors have been left.

We are now about to lay a plaque on the bridge. It is quite a delicate

From Harland and Wolff and the people of Belfast, in memory of all

those who lost their lives. On this Easter, we leave it on Titanic.

Standing guard over the plaques, Titanic's Motor, the structure that

held at the wheel. Then we move on to explore the rest

The roof above the Marconi run, where Mayday calls were sent from,

A tiny sign of life that creeps Our submarine is confronted with a

huge chasm. As we gaze down into Titanic's depths, we realise this

is where the grand staircase once And end this Vale of rust is

gradually overwhelming Titanic, slowly blinding her portholes. --

The likes reflect off the glass, still intact in many of the windows.

-- the liked. It is remarkable that despite the terrible damage to the

ship, so much of the class has Titanic's collapsing structure

reveals another detail. Captain Smith's bathroom. The white

enamel of the captain's Barford. -- the captain's bath.

This is the door through which first class passengers would have

Outside our submarine, a glimpse of a curious reptilian fish. Titanic

broke in two as she sank. Her stern and lies hundreds of yards away.

The sea between is littered with pieces of coal, scattered from the

ship's bunkers. Much of the back of the ship has collapsed into twisted

metal, but part of the huge engines Our time with the ship has -- is up.

We have been filming for five hours, and his is time to return to the

surface. It gives us a moment to contemplate what we have seen it,

and there is a lot to think about Just to explain, we have reached

the surface and in very good time. We are waiting for the boat and the

diverted come and live dust, which means we are rolling around in this

well. -- the diver to come and live us. It is night-time. We have been

It has been an extraordinary journey in this extraordinary if

the vessel. But the task has been completed. The plaque from Harland

and Wolff at the people of Belfast now rest safely on the ship. It is

extraordinary to think that it is the only thing I ever to leave

Harland and Wolff and joined the ship since she sailed all those

years ago. Backs of plastic cups attached to

the outside of the submarine on retreat, crushed by the massive

pressure, they have been reduced to a perfect miniature souvenirs. One

thing is painfully clear from our dive. Titanic is rusting away at a

dramatic rate. For Rory, her deterioration has been shocking to

witness. There is a lot of big pay it since

I last saw her five years ago. The main mast is collapsing on itself,

it is disintegrating in front of your eyes. Lots of the decks are

falling in. Rust is spreading everywhere. She is in a bad way.

It is a sobering thought with which to leave Titanic. But there is

consolation for Rory in the knowledge that he has reconnected

the ship to Belfast. It completes a circle in some ways

for me, in as much as when I did the plaque five years ago, I

thought it would be appropriate at a nice that a plaque from Belfast

would go to the wreck Sunday. I hope the people will see that piece,

in many ways for the ship has come in that respect.

Once ashore in Canada, there was one more part to my journey before

the return to Belfast. In a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia,

are the graves of 121 of the Titanic dead. It has attracted many

tourist since the movie Titanic Many stones mark unknown bodies

with just a simple number showing the order in which they were found.

Including this stone, marking the grave of a man from Belfast who was

a fire man in the Titanic's engine rooms. I did not realise at the

time that I would be back at the soon cemetery on an extraordinary

mission. Watching the original screening of this programme was a

woman from Belfast. When the gravestone of William came on her

screen, she was in for a shock. My husband said, come on, quick,

and I said, what is it? He said he mentioned Wiliam. I said, that was

my grandad! He said they have got a grave. So that was my excitement.

The next morning, I went up to my mother and she was amazed as well,

because all she knew was that he was lost at sea.

Some of your family went to their graves not realising that William

was actually buried in Canada? That is correct. They have all

passed away and not one of them new. William was not supposed to be on

the Titanic. Asked by another man to do with him a favour, he had

swapped ships at the last minute. The Belfast Telegraph had recorded

the fact that William, along with the rest of the men from Belfast,

had been lost when the ship sank. In the days long before radio,

television and the internet, his family accepted the news. But it is

not the end of the story. It took Mrs Wilson to be cemetery in Nova

Scotia. -- to the cemetery. Well, grandad, I have found you.

This is your granddaughter, Very emotional. Excited and

emotional. But the exciting thing was to actually see his name on a

headstone. It is all the emotion coming out. I am lucky I have found

my grandfather, but there are other people out there who do not

actually know that these could be their relatives. Goodbye, grandad.

And that is how I found myself walking with the granddaughter of a

Titanic victim amongst these it it -- these graves.

Neither of us could have ever imagined this extraordinary twist

of fate. A twist that seems to be part of the Titanic legend. When we

went down to Titanic, or we took a knock one plaque from what --