Monday, April 9, 2012

Conserving The Titanic Wreck

The sunken Titanic in a grab from a video shot by Dr Robert Ballard in 2004 Photo: National Geographic

Titanic Explorer 'To Dispatch Deep-Water Robots To Conserve The Wreck' -- The Telegraph

The ocean explorer who led the team that discovered the remains of the Titanic has drawn up plans to dispatch deep-water robots to the floor of the North Atlantic to conserve the wreck.

Robert Ballard fears that the Titanic is at risk of disintegration.

It was 100 years ago this week that the liner set sail from Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage. Maritime officials and experts have warned the vessel, which hit an iceberg in April 1912 is rusting away at the bottom of the ocean.

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My Comment: Faster please.

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