Clearly revealed photos of the iceberg that caused the Titanic sinking disaster

The black-and-white photo of the iceberg was taken by an captain of a transatlantic passenger ship accidentally happened to be taken two days before the Titanic disaster struck .

A remarkable photo of the 'iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink' appeared 108 years after the historic disaster that killed more than 1,500 passengers and sailors.

Captain W Wood's picture of the iceberg is believed to have caused the Titanic to sink. (Source: BNPS).

The black-and-white photo was taken by an captain of a transatlantic passenger boat by accident happened two days before the Titanic sinking disaster.

Captain W. Wood, commander of the SS Etonian, is a photographer who has captured this huge iceberg.

Crucially, he noted the coordinates of the iceberg, nearly coinciding with the location of the Titanic colliding with the iceberg 40 hours later and sinking, killing 1,522 people.

Upon arriving in New York, Captain Wood washed and sent a picture of his old man, along with a letter in which he said this was the iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink.

The picture and letter from Captain Wood to his father. (Source: BNPS).

Captain Wood wrote: 'I sent him a picture of the ocean, the Etonian glided in the wind and the iceberg sank the Titanic. We passed the ice 40 hours in front of the Titanic, again during the day, so I easily saw the ice and took this picture. '

He wrote a note in black ink on the accompanying photo, noting "the ice was taken by the captain of SS Etonian at coordinates 41.50 degrees North and 49.50 degrees East at 16:00 on the 12th" 4/1912 ".

The Titanic hit an iceberg at 10:20 on April 14, 1912 and sank to the bottom of the ocean less than 3 hours later.

Several images of icebergs in the vicinity of Titanic taken before and after the collision have been published over the past century.

A picture of the Titanic leaving Southamton port on April 10, 1912, four days before the disaster. (Source: AP)

However, Captain Wood's unusual image of the iceberg appears to match the sketches and eyewitness descriptions of the ice that the Titanic crashed.

The photo and letter are currently being auctioned for an estimated £ 12,000.