What bacteria is eating the Titanic?

One of these is a species of bacteria -- named Halomonas titanicae after the great ship -- that lives inside icicle-like growths of rust, called "rusticles." These bacteria eat iron in the ship's hull and they will eventually consume the entire ship, recycling the nutrients into the ocean ecosystem.
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Where did the Titanic bacteria come from?

Halomonas titanicae is a gram-negative, halophilic species of bacteria which was discovered on rusticles recovered from the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Cristina Sánchez-Porro et al. first isolated the bacterium in 2010 from a sample of rusticle obtained from the RMS Titanic in 1991.
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What year will the Titanic be gone?

Recent estimates predict that by the year 2030 the ship may be completely eroded. Since the ship's 1985 discovery, the 100-foot forward mast has collapsed. The crow's nest from which a lookout shouted, “Iceberg, right ahead!” disappeared.
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How much is a piece of Titanic worth?

High ValueWhen Premiere announced the auction it cited a 2007 appraisal that estimated the value of its artifacts at $189 million. It has been speculated that the current auction will result in a total sales price in the neighborhood of $200 million.
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What are some of the organisms found in the Titanic?

They included dogs, cats, chickens, other birds and an unknown number of rats. Three of the twelve dogs on the Titanic survived; all other animals perished.
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Did the cat on the Titanic survive?

There were probably cats on the Titanic. Many vessels kept cats to keep mice and rats away. Apparently the ship even had an official cat, named Jenny. Neither Jenny, nor any of her feline friends, survived.
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What 3 dogs survived the Titanic?

How Many Dogs Survived the Titanic?
  • Lady: a Pomeranian purchased by Margaret Bechstein Hays, in Paris. Her owner took Lady, wrapped in a blanket, aboard Lifeboat 7.
  • Sun Yat Sen: a Pekingese belonging to Myra and Henry S. Harper, publishing magnate. ...
  • Another Pomeranian: owned by Martin and Elizabeth Jane Rothschild. Mrs.
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Did the Titanic carry gold?

107 #15: Titanic was carrying gold bullion. FALSE. This is a myth in the case of the Titanic, although in 1917 the White Star liner Laurentic was sunk off the coast of Northern Ireland carrying 35 tons of gold ingots.
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Can I own a piece of the Titanic?

RMS Titanic, a unit of Premier, has been only company legally permitted to collect artifacts from the Titanic wreck since 1994. According to the company, it conducted eight dives from 1987 and 2010, during which more than 500,000 digital images and more than 1,570 hours of video were shot.
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Who owns Titanic wreck?

People have been diving down to the Titanic's wreckage for around 35 years. But so far, no one has found human remains, the company that owns rights to the wreckage says. Now the company, RMS Titanic Inc., is planning for a new expedition that is raising concerns.
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Can you scuba dive to the Titanic?

You cannot scuba dive to the Titanic due to its depth at 12,500 feet. Air consumption: one standard tank lasts 15 minutes at 120 feet. Supply for 12,500 feet would be impossible to carry even with a team. The deepest dive on record with special equipment, training and a support team is 1,100 feet.
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Are there still bodies in the Titanic?

— People have been diving to the Titanic's wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights.
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Are they building a Titanic 2?

But now, Palmer is making headlines once again after announcing that the $500 million project is back and the ship will plan to set out on its maiden voyage as soon as 2022. Wikimedia CommonsThe Titanic just before its departure from Southampton, England on April 10, 1912.
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What's growing on the Titanic?

One of these is a species of bacteria -- named Halomonas titanicae after the great ship -- that lives inside icicle-like growths of rust, called "rusticles." These bacteria eat iron in the ship's hull and they will eventually consume the entire ship, recycling the nutrients into the ocean ecosystem.
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Can the Titanic be raised?

After several trips back to the drawing board, it turns out that raising the Titanic would be about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the doomed vessel. After a century on the ocean floor, the Titanic is apparently in such bad shape that it couldn't withstand such an endeavor for various reasons.
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Is there plastic eating bacteria?

Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using it as both a carbon and energy source.
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Why are there no skeletons on the Titanic?

“In modern wrecks, you can get microenvironments that preserve bodies.” For the Titanic, the oxygen factor means scavengers long ago feasted on nearby corpses. But — in theory, at least — bodies in undamaged areas of the hull would be less vulnerable if sealed off from currents and oxygen.
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How deep Is Titanic now?

The wreck of the RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 metres; 2,100 fathoms), about 370 nautical miles (690 kilometres) south-southeast of the coast of Newfoundland. It lies in two main pieces about 2,000 feet (600 m) apart.
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What was the most valuable thing found on the Titanic?

“We have world exclusive rights to the violin. It was found on the bandmaster's body a few weeks after the sinking and it also holds the world record for the highest price ever paid for a Titanic artifact at $1.7 million,” Said Jodi Justus, Titanic Museum Attraction.
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How much coal did the Titanic use each day?

The Titanic had twenty-four double-ended boilers and five single-ended boilers. When all the double-enders were fully fired up and operational, they could consume approximately 850 tons of coal per day, or on average 35 tons per hour, and the Titanic had a total bunker capacity of 6,611 tons.
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What treasures were on the Titanic?

13 Surprising Artifacts Found in the Titanic Wreckage
  • A pair of gloves that survived the wreckage. ...
  • The violin played as the ship sank. ...
  • The bell rung to warn of the iceberg. ...
  • A menu of the ship's last meal. ...
  • Sheet music played by ill-fated musicians. ...
  • A letter written on Titanic stationary the day before the ship sank.
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How many rats were on the Titanic?

Charles Pellegrino estimated the rat population on a ship the size of the Titanic to be 6,000, but I guess the vessel was too new for the beasties to have procreated to their full potential. Pellegrino also gives figures of up to 350,000 cockroaches and 2 billion dust mites.
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How cold was water when Titanic sank?

The temperature of the water was -2.2 degrees Celsius when Titanic was sinking. What would the temperature be in Fahrenheit degrees? (Fahrenheit equals 9/5 Celsius temperature plus 32 degrees.)
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How many babies were on the Titanic?

Note: Of the 109 children (aged under 14) aboard the Titanic, 53 perished. All except one were from steerage class; 52 third class child victims in total.
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