New insights into the Titanic's final hours have emerged from a detailed analysis of a full-scale digital scan. This precise 3D model illustrates the force with which the liner tore in two as it sank following the 1912 iceberg strike that resulted in the loss of 1,500 people, the BBC reported.

The luxurious ship struck an iceberg about 400 miles south of Canada about 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, and sank within three hours of the collision.

The Titanic went down over a century ago, but researchers are still uncovering new details about what happened.