Titanic Wreck Shows New Signs of Deterioration, Iconic Railing Falls from Bow

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. . .