An undersea exploration company is planning annual expeditions to the site of the Titanic wreck to chronicle the sunken ocean liner’s deterioration.
Salt, currents and bacteria have caused the hull to start to collapse, scientists said; images showed the doomed ship more than 1,200 feet down, at the bottom of the Atlantic.The Titanic is disappearing. The iconic ocean liner that was sunk by an iceberg is now slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria: holes pervade the wreckage, the crow's nest is already gone and the railing of the ship's iconic bow could collapse at any time.
The 109-year-old ocean liner is being battered by deep-sea currents and bacteria that consumes hundreds of pounds of iron a day. Some have predicted the ship could vanish in a matter of decades as holes yawn in the hull and sections disintegrate. “At some point you would expect the railing on the bow, which is very iconic, to have collapsed,” Rush said.
Another focus will be the debris field and its artifacts. David Concannon, an OceanGate adviser who’s been involved in various Titanic expeditions, said he once followed a trail “of light debris and small personal effects like shoes and luggage” for 2 kilometers . OceanGate will not take anything from the site, making this expedition far less controversial than the now-scuttled plans by another firm to retrieve the Titanic’s radio.
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