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History.com "Shortly before midnight on April 14, the ship collided with an iceberg about 400 miles (640 km) south of Newfoundland, and at least five of its watertight compartments toward the bow were ruptured. The first four of these five compartments filled with water, which pulled down the bow of the ship. " "The //Titanic//'s compartments were not capped at the top, so water from the ruptured forward compartments filled each succeeding compartment aft as the ship's incline brought the bow below the waterline." "Many of those who perished on the ship came from prominent American, British, and European families" "On September 1, 1985, the wreck of the //Titanic// was found lying upright in two pieces on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13,000 feet (4,000 metres). The ship, located at about 41°46 N 50°14 W, was subsequently explored several times by manned and unmanned submersibles under the direction of American and French scientists" "The expeditions found no sign of the long gash previously thought to have been ripped in the ship's hull by the iceberg."