The wreckage of the Titanic, the largest transatlantic ship that sank 110 years ago, may be completely gone by 2050. Such terms were guessed by scientists at the Spanish TV channel RTVE.
Despite the fact that the shipwreck is under UNESCO protection, their condition is rapidly deteriorating due to the underwater bacterium Halomonas titanicae, according to experts.
According to oceanographer Francisco Lopez, the effect of this group of microorganisms on the metal structures of the liner causes some elements of the liner to be completely lost.
An underwater archaeologist from the University of Cadiz said that preserving the pieces is a very difficult task, as they are at a depth of four thousand meters.
In early August 2021, an iceberg-shaped wall fell on visitors at the Titanic Museum in Tennessee. Three people were injured in the accident. All of them were hospitalized. After the emergency, the museum was closed for one day.