Will it happen in the future, in the interests of preserving the wreck and what might we find inside (including the stern). Does the ship still hold preserved secrets/treasures from history? Or is it a wreck and a gravesite that will forever be left on the ocean floor?
2007-05-26 08:56:51 · 18 answers · asked by Marilyn's Sister 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Beginning in 1987, a joint American-French expedition, which included the predecessor of RMS Titanic Inc., began salvage operations and, during 32 dives, recovered approximately 1,800 artifacts which were taken to France for conservation and restoration. In 1993, a French administrator in the Office of Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Equipment, Transportation, and Tourism awarded RMS Titanic Inc's predecessor title to the artifacts recovered in 1987.
As far as th actual structure I would doubt that it Will ever leave the floor of the ocean it has deteriorated actually they estimate that in the next 50 years it will collapse on it own.
2007-05-26 09:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis G 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only in Hollywood. It is not actually possible to raise the wreck for a number of reasons. First, the ship is too far down to make it possible and most of the ship is buried deep in the bottom of the ocean. Also, the ship broke into 2 when it sank and both parts are some distance apart. Finally the ship has deteriorated and rusted so much it would disintegrate if any attempt was made to move it. At least 150 artifacts have been brought up from the wreck and put on display in museums. I personally think the ship along with the artifacts should be left where they are as this is a mass grave and taking anything is akin to grave robbing. The most poignant pictures of the wreck are the photos of all the shoes scattered around it. You look at these and realise that you are looking at where the bodies settled, the shoes are all that remain because the water has preserved the leather.
2016-05-18 04:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by arlena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
underwater salvage is not so simple as raising a ship and plundering it's secrets.
The Titanic is in such a state of decay that any attempts to lift anything will break off the area you were lifting. in 20 years or so, it will have collapsed under the weight of it's rusting hull. penetrating the wreck is nearly impossible without cutting it to pieces and that may cause structural failure as well. The ship was not built to be sunk for 100 years and raised or salvaged after that.
It is sitting under a few thousand feet of water a temperatures about zero. people cannot work under these conditions without major mechanical help and anything done at that depth takes ages to do by robot assistance.
It is in 2 major pieces and the expense of raising even part of it would be in the hundreds of millions at least. If you are serious about fronting that kind of money, let me know and I can put you in contact with the right people. you will be tied up in court for 20 years getting salvage rights before we could start but it could be hypothetically possible with basically unlimited financial resources.
if you just like the idea, I think Clive Cussler wrote a book about it 20 years ago. you can just read that.
2007-05-26 09:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Meanie Pants 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would be an impossibility. The ship broke up as she went down. It is at least two pieces, and for some reason I am thinking it might be in 3 pieces. IIRC, the two or three sections are something like half a mile or more apart.
Large sections might eventually be salvaged, but raising the ship is impossible.
Doc
2007-05-26 09:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IMO the best way to preserve it is to leave it where it came to rest. I see nothing to be gained by disturbing the ship itself.
2007-05-26 10:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left on the ocean floor, it's too big to bring up.
2007-05-26 09:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. And for various reasons. 1st, the water is too deep. 2nd once it is out of water, it will begin to decay at 20 times the rate it is now, and 3rd the water is so cold, humans cannot stand it and would die.
2007-05-26 09:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well maybe deeper in the future they will probably lift it out and search for anything in it and investigate...I would really like to find out too :)
2007-05-26 09:00:50 · answer #8 · answered by ExoPolitik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless some eccentrentic billionare gets a wild hair - its too costly.
2007-05-26 11:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Your Mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it`s like 6 miles down, i doubt that it will ever see the light of day again
2007-05-26 08:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by RUSSELLL 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋