Mugwumpen t1_j9awxx0 wrote
Reply to comment by Fireantstirfry in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent
Yeah, there seems to be a significant disagreement in the academia how fast she's deteriorating - I just remembered how Ballard (or Cameron, but I believe it was Ballard) made a new documentary a while back, possibly for the 100 year anniversary for her sinking, where he observed how much or fast she had deteriorated compared to when he first discovered her. That while she's not in an immediate danger of turning into a heap of rust, she's deteriorating much faster now than 50 years ago and these damages or changes can easily be documented with each new dive.
anally_ExpressUrself t1_j9bx8o8 wrote
Why is it deteriorating faster?
TheSchlaf t1_j9cbj5i wrote
Rusticles have eaten away supporting sections of the ship causing other parts to collapse.
05110909 t1_j9cpfjc wrote
As small sections collapse they put strain on other weakened parts, which makes them collapse faster, etc. It's a cumulative effect.
Mugwumpen t1_j9cfvbg wrote
What TheSchlaf said.
Rusticles (an iron eating bacteria) have weakend the iron over time, combined with currents and wear and tear from visiting submarines, escpecially those who seek to retrieve stuff from the wreckage.
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