The recent expedition to the Titanic grave site shows the iconic ship's bow has collapsed

The recent image of the Titanic wreck, discovered this summer, shows that the ship’s bow has collapsed in the darkness of the Atlantic depths since the last image taken in 2022.

The photo, clicked by robotic dives, reveals the extent to which decay has affected the ship. A large part of the railing is now on the sea floor.

The railing portrays the iconic movie scene from James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic,” where the protagonists Jack and Rose stand on the railing and say, “I’m King of the World,” and Rose says, “It feels like I am flying, Jack.”

This railing, which has become a portrayal of love, has undergone extreme deterioration.

The recent expeditions also discovered a bronze statue of Diana of Versailles, which was feared to be lost forever and was last photographed in 1986 by Robert Ballard.

“It was like finding a needle in a haystack, and to rediscover it this year was momentous,” James Penca, a Titanic researcher and presenter of the Witness Titanic podcast, told the BBC.

“People ask all the time: ‘How long is Titanic going to be there?’ We just don’t know but we’re watching it in real time,” Tomasina Ray, who is director of collections at RMS Titanic Inc., told CBS News partner BBC.

Ray stated in the press release that the recent discovery only adds more determination for our team to preserve the Titanic’s legacy.

RMS Titanic Inc. has taken up to a thousand items back, showcasing them around the world. They are expected to be back next year to discover more precious items, also with the purpose of taking the Diana statue back.

James Penca, RMS Titanic Inc. researcher and spokesperson, said the rediscovery of the statue is the appropriate argument that Titanic is a grave site that should be left alone. The ship sank in 1912, claiming the lives of 1,500 people after hitting an iceberg.

“This was a piece of art that was meant to be viewed and appreciated. And now that beautiful piece of art is on the ocean floor… in pitch black darkness where she has been for 112 years,” Penca told the BBC. “To bring Diana back so people can see her with their own eyes - the value in that, to spark a love of history, of diving, of conservation, of shipwrecks, of sculpture, I could never leave that on the ocean floor.”