<P> Titanic's sinking has become a cultural phenomenon, commemorated by artists, film - makers, writers, composers, musicians and dancers from the time immediately after the sinking to the present day . On 1 September 1985 a joint US - French expedition led by Robert Ballard found the wreck of Titanic, and the ship's rediscovery led to an explosion of interest in Titanic's story . Numerous expeditions have been launched to film the wreck and, controversially, to salvage objects from the debris field . The first major exhibition of recovered artefacts was held at London's National Maritime Museum in 1994--95 . In 1997, James Cameron's eponymous film became the first movie ever to take $1 billion at the box office, and the film's soundtrack became the best selling soundtrack recording of all time . </P> <P> The wreck is steadily decaying, turning to oxide at a rate of 0.5--1 ton per day (assuming one ten - thousandth of an inch per day on all surfaces). Eventually Titanic's structure will collapse, and she will be reduced to a patch of rust on the seabed, with any remaining scraps of the ship's hull mingled with her more durable fittings, like the propellers, bronze capstans, compasses and the telemotor . </P> <P> The number of casualties of the sinking is unclear, due to a number of factors, including confusion over the passenger list, which included some names of people who cancelled their trip at the last minute, and the fact that several passengers travelled under aliases for various reasons and were double - counted on the casualty lists . The death toll has been put at between 1,490 and 1,635 people . The figures below are from the British Board of Trade report on the disaster . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Passengers </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Number aboard </Th> <Th> Percentage by total onboard </Th> <Th> Number saved </Th> <Th> Number lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved </Th> <Th> Percentage lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved by total onboard </Th> <Th> Percentage lost by total onboard </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0.3% </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 83% </Td> <Td> 17% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> 0.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> <Td> 0% </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> 0% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 34% </Td> <Td> 66% </Td> <Td> 1.2% </Td> <Td> 2.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> 4.9% </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 51% </Td> <Td> 49% </Td> <Td> 2.5% </Td> <Td> 2.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Women </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 144 </Td> <Td> 6.5% </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 97% </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> 6.3% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> 4.2% </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 86% </Td> <Td> 14% </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 165 </Td> <Td> 7.4% </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 46% </Td> <Td> 54% </Td> <Td> 3.4% </Td> <Td> 4.0% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1.0% </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 87% </Td> <Td> 13% </Td> <Td> 0.9% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 425 </Td> <Td> 19.1% </Td> <Td> 316 </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> 74% </Td> <Td> 26% </Td> <Td> 14.2% </Td> <Td> 4.9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Men </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> 7.9% </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 33% </Td> <Td> 67% </Td> <Td> 2.6% </Td> <Td> 5.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> 7.6% </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 154 </Td> <Td> 8% </Td> <Td> 92% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> <Td> 6.9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 462 </Td> <Td> 20.8% </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 387 </Td> <Td> 16% </Td> <Td> 84% </Td> <Td> 3.3% </Td> <Td> 17.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew </Td> <Td> 885 </Td> <Td> 39.8% </Td> <Td> 192 </Td> <Td> 693 </Td> <Td> 22% </Td> <Td> 78% </Td> <Td> 8.6% </Td> <Td> 31.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 1,690 </Td> <Td> 75.9% </Td> <Td> 338 </Td> <Td> 1,352 </Td> <Td> 20% </Td> <Td> 80% </Td> <Td> 15.2% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> All </Td> <Td> 2224 </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> <Td> 710 </Td> <Td> 1514 </Td> <Td> 32% </Td> <Td> 68% </Td> <Td> 31.9% </Td> <Td> 68.1% </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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