The liner, believed to be unsinkable, sank to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14-15, 1912. 1,500 people perished in the sinking which is still considered the largest in the history of the commercial navy. the titanic continues to fascinate all over the world, as evidenced by numerous films, exhibitions and even exploration missions of the wreck which lies at a depth of 3,821 meters.
On this occasion, the broadcast The march of the world was reporting in Cherbourg in the footsteps of those who embarked on April 10, 1912 aboard the titanicbecause this is where The city of the sea inaugurated its new space dedicated to titanic and at its last stopover in the port of Cherbourg.
This new exhibition space is staged in the former transatlantic ferry terminal, a station considered to be one of the finest examples of art deco architecture in Europe.
It was here, via Cherbourg, that millions of Europeans transited at the start of the 20th century because, for them, embarking on the titanic meant trying his luck in America.
A dream stopped short by the sinking of a liner, however renowned for its safety.
With The march of the worldValérie Nivelon makes you embark on the titanicnot with first-class passengers, but with third-class passengers, with the little people of European migrants who dream of America.
This show originally aired on May 12, 2012.
Pierre Valdyhead of Ifremer’s exploration mission on the titanic, was a guest on the show Hello here RFIAugust 3, 2000. At the microphone of Jean-François Cadet, Pierre Valdy talks about the objects brought up from the titanic.
Pierre Valdy de l’Efremer: the objects inside the Titanic
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