KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt August 23, 2019 09:18:00
Metal, eroding much faster than expected. the legendary ship inspired an oscar winning movie and this scene on the bow. this is the bow today. the icicle shapes, bacteria. the famous bath tub now hidden under a collapsing deck. the glamorous ship thought to be unsinkable in 1912 on its maiden voyage to new york two days later colliding with an iceberg. this latest is the highest tech submersibles and cameras. >> it is a big wreck. i wasn't fully ready for how large it was. >> reporter: the bacteria turning the ship's 50,000 tons of iron into powder. the team paid tribute to those who lost thei...