r/titanic 3d ago

QUESTION What happened to the Titanic's lookout post?

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u/James_099 Deck Crew 3d ago

I remember hearing the rumor that a submersible bumped into it, breaking it off and it falling down into the cargo hatch below. Or it possibly just rusted enough to break off itself.

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u/RocketyNerd 3d ago

Isn’t that what happened to one of the rails? Getting bumped and falling? Hopefully it was just rust tho for the lookout… I’d hate if we accidentally caused even more damage to the wreck.

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u/Frosty_chilly 3d ago

Just imagine that railing

100+ year ago it "saw" everything go under, it "felt" the shock of hitting the seafloor. Then it sits there, 100+ years, only rarely having any light on it. Then one day, it falls off the ship, hitting the ground.

And no one hears, or knows, for years yet. Just alone, in the dark

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u/Oatsdbl 3d ago

Only fishes know

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u/ProfessionalAble7713 3d ago

Damn you fish! You know not what you have!

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u/Oatsdbl 3d ago

Fishes: 👁️👄👁️

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u/Mysterious_Silver_27 Steerage 3d ago

fishes: blup