New images of Titanic wreckage surface

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (NBC) - Nearly 100 years after an iceberg sent it to the bottom of the North Atlantic, the Titanic remains a topic of fascination around the world.

More than two miles down, the images are extraordinary. It's the Titanic like she's never been seen before: in 3-D, HD.

Visible are railings, the steering wheel – called a telemotor – the captain's state room, his bathtub’s porcelain still polished. Also visible are windows on the Promenade B deck, some still with unbroken glass 98 years later.

Because of Hurricane Danielle, the expedition had to come to safe harbor in St. John's, Newfoundland.

It's a delay that keeps the debate going: Why did this unsinkable ship, with 16 watertight compartments, sink on April 15, 1912 after it struck an iceberg?

In the movie "Titanic," the iceberg cuts a gash on the starboard side of the hull, but the experts said that's just a theory. They're yet to find that gash.

It may be that the ship could have withstood the collision but for some faulty rivets that popped. And when the scientists return to the site in a week, they may know where to look for answers, thanks to newly created maps.

Those new maps of the sea floor reveal at least three areas of Titanic debris that no one even knew existed.

"I'm really excited by this because what this represents here are new opportunities, possibly new clues, to answer those questions of how Titanic broke apart and sank," said Titanic historian Park Stephenson.

More than 1,500 people died in the frigid waters when Titanic went down on it's maiden voyage.

For the first time since the wreckage was discovered 25 years ago, archeologists said they believe they're close to new answers and new, never-before-seen artifacts.