Date Posted:19:11:58 02/14/01 Wed Author: sdfghjk Subject: Re: The Wreck In reply to:
Charles R
's message, "Re: The Wreck" on 15:09:06 08/30/99 Mon
>I believe that the Britannic wreck will be around for
>some time still, but eventually will become a pile of
>rusting metal. I am very surprised after viewing
>wreck photos how great of shape she is in. This is
>mainly do to the fact that no military training or
>exercises have taken place around her, unlike the
>Lusitiana and the Empress of Ireland. Those two ships
>sank intact but have suffered horrid damage because of
>military activity and scavengers. As long as the
>Britannic wreck site is persevered I bet it will
>around for sometime to come. But, she is not intact,
>the bow was broken off during her sinking and is bent
>and in pretty bad shape (but still in the right
>place). Britannic’s wood work is all rotted away (or
>almost rotted away, this can been seen because her
>bridge is gone. Last years expedition showed photos
>of what remains of the bridge windows. Another note
>of curiosity, last years expedition said they were
>attempting to gain access to the Main Staircase. They
>never did because the doors would not open, but I
>recall reading in the journals of the divers that they
>believed the staircase collapsed as it did in the
>Titanic (but the dome covering is intact). Does
>anyone know if this is true of false.
