It's being eaten by iron loving bacteria that create the long fuzzy
things you see all over the wreck. About four tons a day is
disappearing. How did all these iron eating bugs end up in a desert
12,500 feet down where there is no other iron? One of life's
mysteries.

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Roger Long



"Thomas Wentworth" wrote in message
news:HZ6Mf.747$SJ2.316@trndny01...
Roger ,,, what happens to the steel, iron, after so many years under
water? Doesn't it just turn back into rust or sand?


"Roger Long" wrote in message
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There is a good site on the show he

http://titanicsfinalmoments.com/

As far as I know, the lifeboats only had numbers and I think they
went to other ships.

I think it would be OK to name your dinghy "Titanic" as long as you
don't row it near ice.

BTW for anyone in the Portland area, I'll be doing a 1 hour show at
9:00 on WGAN radio tomorrow morning(Sunday, Feb 26). This should
be the most complete discussion of the technical issues available
anywhere for a long time.

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Roger Long