In the years since the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, we’ve become familiar with haunting images of the doomed ocean liner’s bow resting on the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. Now, new photos taken this summer show that the view has changed dramatically.
The latest expedition by RMS Titanic Inc., an American company with salvage rights to the wreck, has revealed that a previously intact section of railing around the front of the ship’s upper deck has fallen away. The 15-foot section now lies on the seabed, directly below where it once was.
“We are saddened by this loss and the inevitable decay of the ship and wreckage,” the company said in a statement. statement on your website.
“In the coming weeks and months, we will conduct a more detailed review of Titanic’s condition and its changes over time,” he continued.
“While the Titanic’s collapse is inevitable, this evidence strengthens our mission to preserve and document what we can before it is too late,” he added.
The July expedition, the company’s ninth since its first visit to the wreck in 1987, involved ocean imaging experts, oceanographers, scientists and historians working together to capture new images of the wreck to review its condition, identify artifacts and areas at risk, and contribute to ongoing conservation efforts, according to the company.
More than two million photos were taken, and the team searched for countless artifacts. This search resulted in an exciting discovery.
On the last day of the expedition, the team found and photographed a bronze statue of Diana, the Roman goddess of nature and hunting, approximately 60 centimeters tall.
The statue, which once sat atop the fireplace as the centerpiece of the Titanic’s First Class lounge, was ripped off and thrown into the wreckage field when the lounge broke apart as the ship sank, the company said.
Although the figure was photographed on a 1986 expedition, its location remained unknown until this latest expedition due to a tradition of secrecy surrounding the sinking of the Titanic, the company says.
Much of the art that decorated the ship’s hallways and rooms “was made of organic materials, decomposing in the earth after many decades submerged in the harsh environment” of the ocean, the company said Sunday (1) in an Instagram post about the statue.
However, Diana “still stands amidst miles of rubble. Like the eternal Roman deities, she is timeless — and has been rediscovered thanks to the 2024 Expedition,” he added.
As scientists race to preserve its history, the legendary shipwreck is slowly perishing.
In 2019, images from a series of dives carried out by a Triton Submarines exploration team revealed the effects of salt corrosion, metal-eating bacteria and the action of deep currents on the ship’s decomposition.
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This content was originally published in New photos of the Titanic show statue of Roman goddess still intact on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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