> The Titanic's wreckage was supposed to be completely gone by 2030, according to a study, because of bacteria that eat metal. > https://www.businessinsider.co

> The Titanic's wreckage was supposed to be completely gone by 2030, according to a study, because of bacteria that eat metal. > https://www.businessinsider.com/titanic-shipwreck-disappearing-dive-reveals-2019-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/titanic-shipwreck-disappeari... > What's become of that? We have less than seven years to go. (taps wristwatch) Considering that claim is cited to a republished version of an article [1] from the tabloid The Sun [2] (apparently from the credible-sounding "virals" section), I would guess the claim was exciting but wrong or misreported. [1] https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/natural-wonders/the-titanic-wreckage-may-completely-vanish-by-the-year-2030/news-story/7cbb049e504f4d3c2b3016c4add47109 https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/natural-wonde... (which, by the way appears to misidentify what looks like a literal illustration as an "undated video image of the Titanic wreck") [2] https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2334495/the-titanic-wreckage-may-completely-vanish-by-the-year-2030-and-this-is-the-reason-why/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2334495/the-titanic-wreckage...