The wreck of the Titanic is being eaten and may soon vanish
SUMMARY:
When it set sail on its maiden voyage in 1912, no one could have predicted what Titanic would look like now – a rusting hulk at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
At the time of that initial discovery the ship was remarkably preserved. It is 3.8km below the surface, and the lack of light and the intense pressures make the area inhospitable to most life, slowing corrosion. Fast-forward 30 years, though, and the hull is rusting away, thanks to metal-munching bacteria. Some researchers now give the shipwreck just another 14 years before it is gone forever.
VOCABULARY
reef: Arrecife
shipwreck: naufragio
flourished: florecer
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