condition of wreck

Just saw this on Instagram, big piece of the bow railing is gone, post said it’s on the seafloor.

Ever since I saw the interior photos as a youngster of the beautiful paneling, furniture, fireplace mantels, light fixtures, fabrics, etc. I have wondered how long after sinking would they have stayed in good conditon before disintegrating? I don't imagine it would take years, but, any ideas of...

This is a hypothetical question about the deterioration of the Titanic wreck. We see great deterioration of the Titanic wreck where it now lies. What would be the difference in the state of deterioration of the wreck if all the individual pieces of the wreck were magically transported to a...

Hi all, based on previous work I've done modelling the stern wreck - physical, scratch built plastic model and a 3d (CG) photogrammetry model generated from it - and producing short movie sequences using the 3d CG version, I've created these images to show the deterioration of the stern section...

This was in National Geographic magazine in 2012. Good thing we found the wreck when it was still in somewhat good recognizable condition!:D

Today, the gymnasium on the wreck of the Titanic has collapsed. But back in 1986, it was still upright. Although the ceiling had collapsed, JJ was able to peek through its windows and take photos of the inside, as illustrated here by Ken Marshal. Some of these photos are published in "The...

I just thought about this, but why did the back end of the bow collapse downward, and why did the stern's sides blow out?

I understand the Reading Room is still somewhat intact, complete with the wall lunettes and fireplace, however I have never been able to find footage or photos of it anywhere. It seems like there are lots of areas that were photographed/filmed and nothing was released. It would be great if...

I'm fascinated by images of Titanic's nameplates, which seem to be slowly vanishing underneath rusticles at the wreck site. I read somewhere that the nameplates on the bow are no longer visible, yet upon closer inspection of the recent high resolution NatGeo images, I found what appears to be...

I recently re-read Dr. Ballards book on his expediton to the Lusitania. It describes how the superstructure has slid off towards the bottom, and that the hull has compressed to about half its original width. It made me wonder if it would be possible for any exploration inside, to see the first...

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How long would it have taken for the fixtures and fittings to start to decay? I often wonder what the wreck and it's contents would have looked like say a year after the sinking...sure the perishable stuff such as food and plant material would have gone in a few weeks but what about the...

I just spoke to someone who went on a dive to the wreck last month (along with the wedding couple) and they told me the houses on the Boatdeck have nearly all collapsed. The walls of the Grand Staircase Landing and of the Gymnasium are away as is the starboard side of the officer's quarters...