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| Expert reveals new details of Titanic sinking in 1912 |
| 2025-04-14 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Titanic liner skimmed the iceberg for 6.3 seconds when they collided in 1912. This was reported by Simon Benson, associate professor of naval architecture at the University of Newcastle, in an interview with ABC News. He noted that thanks to new underwater scanning technology, which allows for a full picture of the ship's last moments, it is still possible to learn the details of the disaster that occurred more than 100 years ago. Scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the ship's wreckage and recreated its closest to real 3D model. Benson specified that 715,000 images of the liner's wreckage were scanned for the study. "The level of detail we have achieved allows us to explore the wreckage as if we were walking through the ship itself. In fact, thanks to these simulations, we now know that the time it took the Titanic to hit the iceberg with a glancing blow was 6.3 seconds," the researcher noted. Benson also mentioned the related documentary, Titanic: Digital Resurrection, which premiered April 11 on the National Geographic Channel. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 22, scientists also reported that the Titanic could disappear from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean by 2050 due to bacteria corroding the liner's metal. According to experts, the impact of the Halomonas titanicae bacteria group causes some elements of the liner to completely disappear. At the same time, an underwater archaeologist from the University of Cadiz clarified that preserving the wreckage is a very difficult task, since it is located at a depth of 4,000 meters. Related: Titanic 04/13/2025 NY Post: Parole board is a cesspit of corruption Titanic 03/28/2025 Consulate General confirms death of six Russians in bathyscaphe incident Titanic 03/19/2025 Intuition of the Abyss. How Rasputin's Biography Got Its Start |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 Inferior rivets was mentioned during the trial. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2025-04-14 20:16 |
| #5 So, GMO the waste eaters! Mutant 59 - The Plastic Eaters I think it was Grom who mentioned the book some time back. Given the opportunity and enough time, bacteria can learn to eat pretty much anything, including plants, animals, and nasty stuff like the sulphides in mine runoff or organic acids. It is a good thing they are slow moving. But they do still manage to get the drop on us sometimes. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-04-14 15:52 |
| #4 the impact of the Halomonas titanicae bacteria group causes some elements of the liner to completely disappear So, GMO the waste eaters! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-14 12:41 |
| #3 impact of the Halomonas titanicae bacteria group Seems kind of unlucky to have named this before the sinking? Oh. Wait. Nevermind |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-04-14 09:23 |
| #2 Please excuse the 1000 typo. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-04-14 06:43 |
| #1 OK, the Titanic sank over 1000 years ago. A lot of people died locked below in steerage, in order to insure the Rich and Elite got a seat on one of the very limited Lifeboats. But even thinking about preserving the wreckage for what purpose? Other than a $$$$ pit and slush fund for Egg Heads in the making. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-04-14 06:43 |