2007-09-11 10:04:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Cruise Travel
Actually, they did raise a big chunk of it a few years ago. They wanted to do some tests on the steel - to see whether the ship's construction could have had something to do with why it sank so quickly.
When Robert Ballard (the fellow who "discovered" the wreck back in the 80s) visited the site, he and his crew left a memorial plaque that read something to the effect of, "This is a burial ground, don't be a grave robber." (I'm paraphrasing, of course.)
By the time James Cameron, director of the Titanic movie, was doing his extremely in-depth exploration of the site a few years ago, the plaque had been stolen. (Along with a few thousand other artifacts.)
People are desparate to collect any little bit of anything from the wreck to sell or keep or display in museums, so it's my opinion that the expeditions to the Titanic to collect pieces (and maybe eventually, pretty much everything down there) will continue.
Of course, the concept of raising the Titanic in *one piece* is completely impossible. The two main pieces of the ship (which cracked in half, after all) are located several city blocks distance apart from one another, and the debris field encompasses several MILES.
That being said, even the concept of raising one half the Titanic would be pretty close to impossible. It's under about 2 miles of water, in the middle of the ocean. The massive (MASSIVE!!) effort that went into recovering the aforementioned section of the hull a few years back - I'm remembering it as being a section maybe 30 feet long and 10 feet high? - had to be seen to be believed.
2007-09-11 17:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sara M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's impossible for the Titanic to be raised. It's sitting nearly 2 miles on the ocean floor. Not to mention it's almost 100 years (2012) and each day microscopic creatures eat away tons of its iron. Even if a sub goes past it or some other activity, the whole thing could collapse or speed up the metal decomposition. That's why so many people are saying leave it alone.
2007-09-11 10:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by jm7 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. It's much too deep and is in at least two pieces. Plus, there's word that some sort of sea urchin has developed in the area which eats metals. The wreck may just disappear in fifty years or less. Isn't nature grand?
2007-09-11 10:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No - it is the eternal resting place for those who died.
2007-09-12 02:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by kimmer727 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would just fall apart, and its way too deep.
2007-09-11 11:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by luke C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, i dont' believe it to be possible.
it is also sacred ground.
2007-09-11 10:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by Tivogal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, it's a sacred resting place.......supposedly
2007-09-11 10:10:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋