Who was the first to find Titanic?

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Most websites will say it was Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985. Some say it was the Sollis Project in 1978 with HMS Hecate being named by Dr. Paul Lee. The poor quality of the photos in The Observer newspaper in 1985 certainly does not appear to be of the quality of those crystal clear pictures only a year later and raises serious doubts about where and when they came from. The immediate impression is perhaps Dr. Lee is right but I have spoken to photographers who have said there were land cameras before 1920 with better quality. I know waterproof cameras didn't exist then and don't know when they were invented but when were the first ones not only good enough for diving but strong enough to take pressure at the depth Titanic lays?
Would cameras in perhaps the late 1950s or 1960s have been of a good enough standard? If so, could someone have found the ship, taken the photos that were used in the newspaper years later, knowing something about Dr. Ballard's movements and kept the story quiet but still passed on the images? If it was during the Cold War (like the Sollis Project) and by a warship this would make sense, maybe even by the Russians and would be covered by secrets acts. I have to ask this because I still don't understand why that now the last survivor has died, that secrets are still out of the public domain.
Has anyone got any more information?

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Dr Ballard was definitely the first to see it in real time via the ROV 'Argo', however it may not have happened had it not been for two lost submarines, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080602-titanic-secret.html

For more information, these two pages will give you all the links you can handle,
http://www.google.com.sg/#hl=en&source=hp&q=discovery+of+the+titanic+in+1985&meta=&aq=1&oq=discovery+of+the+titanic&fp=225221ff98b75e57
http://www.google.com.sg/#hl=en&q=discovery+of+the+titanic+by+robert+ballard&meta=&aq=0&oq=discovery+of+the+titanic&fp=225221ff98b75e57

By far the most comprehensive report of reported findings and chronological recording of claims complete with expedition's background is here, http://www.paullee.com/titanic/titanicfound.html

Hope this is what you're looking for.

40 litre rucksack for DofE Bronze-too small?

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I don't know if a 40 litre rucksack will be small for the DofE expedition next week. Here is the rucksack. Help?!

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I go for 1-month camping and hiking trips with a 50 litre pack.
The bigger the pack the more you cram into it. The more you carry the heavier it is and it slows you down.
The tent and sleeping bag go on the outside with waterproof covers. Black bin liner bags are good for that. Carry a couple of spare ones. They weigh almost nothing and they are very useful for sorting stuff and putting wet things in.You can fix the tent and sleeping bag onto the rucksack with elastic bungee cords. Bend the hooks in a bit so they are safer and don't stick out so much. It's easy to do.
Most packs have outside pockets for water bottles.
Everything else you need will fit into a 40 litre pack but everything else you want to take might not.
I don't carry home luxuries, but I do have some field biology equipment with me most times and some photo equipment. There is still loads of space in my pack.
It's laughable...well, sad really...how much stuff some people carry.
Things that just might be useful stay at home.
Everything I carry gets used because I only carry what I need.
I used to teach outdoor stuff in the Army. How to pack is the first bit of it.
Keep it neat, and well organised, with the things you need most often packed where you can get to them easily. A small front pack helps with that, big enough for a map, compass, camera, tissues, notebook and pen etc.
Scroll down on here to "Here are some useful answers for DoE"
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnlX0uyPnUJtDi_kHFkWvcAhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100505113621AAdcd90&show=7#profile-info-1NMEzBFgaa . . . . .
Here is an answer about how to find your way around without a compass....just using nature.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100517035843AAPTjhO . . . . .
If you have a Millets in town have a look at some rucksacks in there. You can get good brands like Vango and Berghaus sometimes just as cheap as Argos. The pack in the link looks a good shape but the straps look quite thin. With a bit of weight in the pack they won't be comfortable.
The better packs have straps for fixing tents and sleeping bags onto the outside, and a waist band that goes right round and makes the pack easier to carry and more stable. The shoulder straps are wide and padded, so they are more comfortable and don't bite into you.
The only good way to buy a pack is to try it on first. They have different designs and some can be adjusted to fit a particular person and some can't. You can only tell if it's right for you by fitting it on. It's your shoulders doing the carrying...take care of yourself and get a pack that fits you.

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