deterioration

The wreckage of the Titanic is showing alarming signs of deterioration, with researchers confirming the collapse of an iconic portion of the ship’s railing. In July, a team of undersea specialists conducted a 20-day expedition to the site of the famed shipwreck, located at the bottom of the North Atlantic, and discovered significant damage to the structure, including the loss of a well-known section of the bow’s railing, made famous by the 1997 film Titanic.

Among the discoveries made during the expedition was a. . .