Resting at a depth of 13,000ft (4,000m), the RMS Titanic continues to captivate the public more than a century after it sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. It has now been announced that those still intrigued by the vessel will be able to see it for themselves, by joining diving trips to the shipwreck in 2018.

London-based tour operator Blue Marble Private are accepting applicants for the eight-day journeys which commence in May next year and are being organised by OceanGate Expeditions. The up-close encounters with what is the most fabled vessel of modern times will be open to just nine clients at a time. Groups will begin their experience by flying by helicopter or seaplane from St John’s, Newfoundland to the expedition support yacht set somewhere above the wreck.