Titanic’s Iconic Bow Deck Railing Has Broken Off as New Photos Capture Major Decay to Wreck

Mar. 15, 2025

The Titanic wreckage has lost part of one of its most famous features, a new expedition has found.

The company with salvage rights to the wreck wrote of the discovery in astatement: “After 13 days focused on the debris field, the Expedition team was excited to get their first glance at the Bow on July 29.”

Leonardo DiCapio and Kate Winslet in 1997’sTitanic(left); Real Titanic wreckage.20th Century Fox/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; RMS Titanic, Inc.

20th Century Fox/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; RMS Titanic, Inc.

RMS Titanic Inc. explained that the railing section was later discovered “lying on the seafloor directly below.”

TheTitanicsank after hitting an iceberg on its very first voyage from England to New York City in 1912. More than 1,500 passengers died in the catastrophe.

The fallen piece previously made up the iconic imagery of the Titanic’s bow deck, which was shared in photos from previous expeditions.

The deck was also famously recreated in James Cameron’s 1997 filmTitanicas characters Jack and Rose stood on the front railings together with their arms outspread while sailing on the ship across the North Atlantic.

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During the latest journey, the company also shared its discovery of an ornament of the Roman goddess “Diana of Versailles” on the seabed from inside the ship.

According to the company, the 2-foot-tall bronze statuette was used as a centerpiece in the First Class Lounge.

“The lounge was torn open during Titanic’s sinking and Diana was thrown to the debris field where she has rested for over a century," RMS Titanic In.c stated, per the release. “She was photographed once in1986 but a tradition of secrecy around the Titanic wreck ensured her location would remain unknown.”

“That is until Expedition partner TITANIC: HONOR AND GLORY spotted what they believed to be Diana in footage from a previous RMST dive and passed along a rough search area to our Expedition team.”

source: people.com