1986 images from the debris field

A rust-covered safe found in the debris field, but when the safe was lifted by Alvin's arm, its bottom was missing. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

The cast iron frame of a deck bench appears almost bronze in the light from Alvin. The wooden slats are gone although the wood on some of the other deck benches in the debris field has survived. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A plate among the debris of the Titanic. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A copper cooking pot lays among the objects that are scattered within the debris field of RMS Titanic. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

An upright cup and other items found in the debris field of Titanic. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A champagne bottle lays in teh debris field of the RMS Titanic. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

The champagne bottle on the right still has its cork in place. The wine bottle to the left of it has had its cork pushed into the center of the bottle by pressure. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

What seems to be a commode is photographed in the debris field. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A set of rusted stairs in the debris field of RMS Titanic. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)