Researchers from The RMS TitanicInc., the only designated company legally authorized to recover artifacts from the shipwreck, visited the Titanic for 20 days in July of this year, Popular Science reported.
More than 1,500 passengers and crew aboard the Titanic died after it struck an iceberg while moving. en route to New York City from Southampton, United Kingdom, on April 15, 1912.
“After 13 days focused on the debris field, the expedition team was excited to get their first look at the bow on July 29. However, the moment of excitement and anticipation was immediately shattered by a significant change in the familiar silhouette,” according to the RMS Titanic website.
He added: “The railing surrounding the forecastle deck, which was miraculously intact, was missing a 15-foot-long section on the port side.”
In the film by filmmaker James Cameron ‘Titanic’ movie from 1997, It was one of the legendary scenes where Jack (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) holds Rose (played by Kate Winslet) and guides her to the railing of the Titanic’s bow. This was Jack’s “King of the World” moment as he taught Rose how to “fly.”
It has reportedly spent nearly 112 years in the waters of the North Atlantic, located at the crushing depth off 12,500 feet below the ocean surface.
In a news release Monday, the Atlanta-based company, which has recovered thousands of artifacts from the ship over the past several decades, said it began its expedition on July 12 and sent remote operated vehicles to the ship. As a result, researchers were able to recover two million photographs.
Amid several lawsuits and criticism from scientists who believe the site should be left alone, the latest expedition comes about a year after the Titan submersible disaster, which killed a maritime expert.
Bronze statue of the Roman goddess Diana
During the expedition, researchers were able to spot a two-foot-tall bronze statuette of the Roman goddess Diana, dubbed “Diana of Versailles,” The New York Times reported.
He was last caught on camera in 1986.
According to the company’s statement, finding the statue of Diana was a priority for the team. The replica was placed on a shelf in the ship’s first-class lounge.
However, when the ship sank, the hall opened and the statue fell into the debris field.
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