A Titanic Snark?

Being a history buff especially when it comes to certain shipwrecks like the Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald, I read the above linked CNN article with some interest.

It seems the original timeline of how long it took the Titanic to sink may not have been accurate.

However, this comment made the snark warning detectors sound:

Explorer Robert Ballard found the bulk of the wreck in 1985, at a depth of 13,000 feet and about 380 miles southeast of Newfoundland. Ballard was not impressed with the expedition's find.

"They found a fragment, big deal," Ballard said. "Am I surprised? No. When you go down there, there's stuff all over the place. It hit an iceberg and it sank. Get over it."

Kind of ironic given in 2004:

Robert Ballard returns to explore the Titanic, 19 years after he first located the world's most famous shipwreck. On Monday, Ballard's expedition will be featured in a National Geographic Channel special, Return to Titanic.

With new technology, including improved robotic subs, high-definition cameras and better lighting, Ballard says large sections of the sunken ocean liner are coming into view that weren't visible in his previous expeditions in the mid-1980s.

"It's very majestic," Ballard tells NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Get over it Robert, it hit an iceberg and it sunk....

:-)