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Titanic: the wreck of the legendary liner is deteriorating
Titanic: the wreck of the legendary liner is deteriorating
(franceinfo)
A mission to better study the Titanic has revealed the deterioration of the wreck, which has been submerged since 1912. It has also led to some valuable discoveries, such as that of the statue of Diana of Versailles, which was thought to have disappeared.
The wreck of the Titanic lies 3,800 meters deep in the North Atlantic. However, the very last images that have been filmed of the ship show its inexorable degradation. On the night of April 14 to 15, 1912, this legendary liner was shipwrecked after hitting an iceberg. Part of the railing bordering the foredeck collapsed, eaten away by the microorganisms that populate the seabed. It was still intact two years ago.
“The mission was to document the debris field as accurately as possible, to better understand what’s underneath, to learn more about the state of decay and to identify what’s most at risk, which could help us tell the story of the Titanic a little better.“, explains Tomasina Ray, director of collections for RMS Titanic Inc. Some great discoveries have also been made, such as that of a bronze statue, known as Diane de Versailles, which stood in the first class lounge of the liner and was believed to have disappeared.
