泰坦尼克号的下潜揭示了海底是如何吞噬沉船的

泰坦尼克号的下潜揭示了海底是如何吞噬沉船的

The RMS Titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years, and the ship was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged by metal-eating bacteria.

14年来，潜水者首次造访皇家邮轮泰坦尼克号，这艘游轮在被海底吞噬和被金属食性的细菌破坏的过程中被发现。

A team of experts, scientists and a National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration representative captured footage of the 107-year-old wreck with specially adapted cameras. The 4K footage will make it possible to see the wreck in and virtual reality technology.

一个由专家、科学家和美国国家海洋和大气管理局一名代表组成的团队，用经过特殊改装的摄像机捕捉到了这艘107年历史的沉船的画面。4K的镜头将使人们有可能在虚拟现实技术中看到沉船。

The ship sank in 1912 when it hit an iceberg, leading to the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board.

1912年，泰坦尼克号撞上冰山沉没，船上2223人中的1517人遇难。

The footage, which will be utilized for a new documentary made by Atlantic Productions, shows the effects of salt corrosion, metal-eating bacteria and deep current action on the decomposition of the ship.

这段视频将被用于大西洋制作公司的一部新纪录片中，它展示了盐腐蚀、金属食性细菌和深海流对船体分解的影响。

"The most fascinating aspect was seeing how the Titanic is being consumed by the ocean and returning to its elemental form while providing refuge for a remarkably diverse number of animals," said Patrick Lahey, the president and co-founder of Triton Submarines.

Triton潜水艇公司的联合创始人和总裁的帕特里克·莱伊说:“最吸引人的是看到泰坦尼克号被海水吞噬，在为数量惊人的各种动物提供避难所的同时，它又恢复了原来的原始形态。”

Victor Vescovo, CEO of Caladan Oceanic and the submersible's chief pilot, noted that the success of this series of dives to the Titanic opens access to visit other hard to reach wrecks using a similar process.

加拉丹海洋的首席执行官、该潜水器的首席飞行员维克托•维斯科沃指出，这一系列泰坦尼克号潜水的成功打开了使用类似过程访问其他难以到达的沉船的通道。

"We now have a proven system that can easily and repeatedly visit any ocean wreck, at any depth, anywhere in the world, and study it in detail. We're seriously thinking about where to take her next," Vescovo said.

“我们现在有一个经过验证的系统，可以很容易地反复访问世界上任何深度、任何地点的任何海洋沉船，并对其进行详细研究。我们正在认真考虑下一步把她带到哪里去。”维斯科沃说。

This was not just for study, however. The dive team laid a wreath and held a ceremony to honor those who died in the ship's sinking.

然而，这并不仅仅是研究。潜水队献上花圈，并举行仪式纪念在沉船事件中遇难的人。