European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. July 20. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 the opening in the titanic s grand staircase where the Jason or. Descended to explore the sunken ship s Interior is visible in the lower right hand Corner of photograph. Tapes capture ship of deep Woods Hole mass. A videotapes of the titanic released Friday evening showed parts of the luxury liner sheathed in icicles of Iron and an encrusted Crystal chandelier hanging slightly Askew inside the dead ship. The researchers from Woods Hole oceanographic institution co sponsor of the titanic expedition also said they had found several safes from the wreck which rests More than two Miles beneath the surface of the sea. It s been transformed into another ship said expedition Leader Robert bal lard. It has the vestiges of the titanic but it s now a ship of the  Ballard narrated pan of the three min Ute 10-Sccond videotape shot by a re Mote controlled robot describing the underwater views of a porthole and the Coral and rust encrusted Bow and prom Enade. Coming up the Side of the ship you can Sec these Iron sides that hang Down like giant icicles of rust he said. I can Sec the promenade looking into the promenade windows and rising up to the deck above and overhead a Lifeboat Davit with its Block As we disturb these Rusl is Clos and they fall Down like a rain of  officials at Woods Hole also showed reporters 12 color slides taken by the re searchers including one looking Down the opening of the ship s grand staircase. Other slides which like the video tape were Crisp in clarity showed the Hull of the titanic buried in Sand with a Lone porthole above the seabed a shot of where the Stern was ripped from the front of the ship and an Anchor and Chain that appeared to be hanging from the Side of the ship. The researchers said they had seen enough of the sunken luxury liner to con clude that they would find no remains of the 1,513 victims. It s almost like going to a museum. If we were Ever going to see any human remains we would have seen them said Ballard adding that he was relieved there were no remains. Ballard and two Crew members in a submersible Craft 450 Miles off Newfoundland on Friday viewed the debris left when the ship struck Bottom and the Stern broke into pieces 74 years ago. The Stern was just a tremendous twisted pile of wreckage Ballard said. One of the safes found had a big Han dle Bronze or Gold. And some British Crest Ballard said. They the handles were polished clean. We went Over to one with a big handle but it did t open. I m very convinced now that no at tempt would Ever be made to try to Sal Vage the ship itself Ballard said Friday. It s buried deep into the Bottom. The Bow Section is 30 to 40 feet into the Bot Tom All the Way up to the base of the  slides and the videotape were flown from the Atlantis ii Mother ship for the researchers. The delivery Cost was shared by a Media Pool that included the three major television networks. Researchers had hoped to look thurs Day at the spot where the ship broke apart but their work was hampered by Strong currents that prevented a camera equipped robot Jason jr., which oper ates on a tether from Alvin the submersible from getting close to the site. The Remote controlled submersible Jason or. Took these photos of the top photo shows a brass capstan from the sunken ship s Bow. Below electric Winch near the officers Cabins on the titanic s boat deck. A photos titanic s deck is an encrusted