Cruise ship wreck 'Titanic of the Alps' will be brought from the watery grave 90 years later after approved mission from 220 meters deep
A SHIPWRECK called the Titanic of the Alps is about to be risen from its watery grave after being abandoned for ninety years.
The steamship Säntis will be brought to the surface after the rescue mission 220 meters underwater was finally approved.
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After she sank beneath the eerie waters of Lake Constancethe Säntis received the unfortunate comparison with the Titanic for the way both beautiful ships sank to their deaths.
Both gigantic ships slowly entered the grave, their enormous sterns rising from the water as they sank.
The pair also share some technical similarities in the way they were built and used, such as both using a unique three-cylinder engine steam engine.
But unlike perhaps the world's most famous shipwreck, the Säntis will rise from the sea ash to make a triumphant return to shore.
Swiss authorities gave permission to the Ship Salvage Association to pull her up again later in March and lift her safely onto adjacent land.
Bordering Germany, SwitzerlandAnd AustriaLake Constance has kept the ship in beautiful condition since it sank.
Silvan Paganini, president of the association, said: “It is in very good condition.
“We have a freshwater lake here, it's really deep at 210 metres, it's very dark there, there's not much oxygen, so it's really well preserved.
“You can still see the paint on the side and read the letters on the side of the ship.”
Once the Säntis is recovered from the dark depths of the lake, she will be officially recognized as the oldest surviving steamship from Lake Constance.
The Säntis, named after the Alpine mountain, could carry up to 400 passengers and spent 40 years sailing across Lake Constance.
With a length of no less than 45 meters, the ship was always considered a trusted transport ship.
Despite Titanic similarities in appearance and design, the Säntis sank after being plagued with problems money issues.
Paganini said the ship was the first to switch from a coal-powered engine to an oil-powered engine – something that ultimately caused its tragic sinking.
He continued: “The ship was sunk because it was not used and was no longer needed.
“It was a big crisis in 1933 and they took away everything they could use – so for example the entire wooden deck they removed because they could burn the wood to make heat.
“Also some doors, for example, which were found in cellars in the village here. Then they still had the steel left, and during the crisis steel had no price.”
The price of scrapping the Säntis was ten times higher than the value of completely scrapping her, so the captain decided to scuttle her in May 1933.
The crew sunk the great ship on purpose and by the end of World War II it was almost forgotten.
But after being rediscovered in 2013, the Säntis was involved in an impressive £182,000 crowdfunding project to bring the ship to the surface.
Mr Paganini said: “The cheapest solution is bag lifting. They are like balloons that work underwater, you fill them with air and then they go up.
“We plan to do the first lift at the end of March, from 210 meters to 12 meters, and then the final lift from 12 meters to the surface in April.”
The Säntis will then be restored at the nearby shipyard in Romanshorn – where she was previously renovated in 1898.
Mr Paganini said: “We want to present to the public what we have here; what a monument we have of our predecessors. That is the main goal.”
What happened to the Titanic?
THE doomed ship sank after hitting an iceberg on its journey to New York.
On April 14, 1912, the British passenger ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew.
The RMS Titanic, once labeled 'unsinkable', crashed after crashing into an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton. EnglandUnpleasant New York City.
The ship was the largest floating ship in the world at the time and was built by shipbuilders Harland and Wolff Belfast.
The Titanic sank only about 715 miles from port Halifaxand 1,250 miles from New York City, with less than three days to go.
Lookout Frederick Fleet spotted the iceberg in front of the Titanic late on April 14, 1912 and alerted the crew.
But it was already too late, even though First Officer William Murdoch ordered the ship to be steered around the iceberg.
The Titanic's starboard side collided with the iceberg, denting the hull and causing the seams to buckle and loosen.
The ship soon began to sink bow first, causing panic on board.
Since then it has been 3,000 meters below the surface.
That has been reported the wreckage could disappear completely by 2030all because of 'hungry' bacteria in the ocean.
The wreck Initially it was well preserved because it is so deep in the ocean, but scientists think the remains of the ship may not have much time left.
The American oceanographer and marine geologist Robert Ballard and the French oceanographer and engineer Jean-Louis Michel discovered the wreck by the Titanic in 1985.
The ship was found in two parts, about 600 meters apart.
In 2012, the wreck of the Titanic was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site World Heritage.
Another abandoned shipwreck containing £16 billion of treasure is about to be recovered from the sea, 300 years after it was sunk during a battle with a British squadron.
Also called the “holy grail of shipwrecks”. the legendary San Jose Galleon will finally be brought out of the closet the Caribbean Sea at the Colombian government.
The ship's location is completely secret and it is rumored that only the very top members of the Colombian parliament know its exact coordinates.
Throughout Great Britain, 52 different shipwrecks are protected and preserved, of which only five were allowed to be seen.
Only divers licensed under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 can search for the lost goods and discover what lies beneath the sea.
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