Titanic

Over the next three hours, the 883-foot behemoth, dubbed “unsinkable” before its maiden voyage, sank. Of the more than 2,240 passengers and crew, or “souls,” as ...

Several full-sized replicas of the Titanic are being built. The company took great pains to build items like the Titanic’s grand staircase and passenger cabins to historical accuracy. The company has been involved in ongoing legal battles for nearly 30 years over salvage rights and access to the wreck itself. Thomas Andrews was last seen in the First Class smoking room, staring at a painting of a ship on the wall. That legal battle is ongoing, but the Titanic legend will live on. After one unsuccessful attempt that garnered much criticism, RMS Titanic Inc. was able to raise a 20-ton part of the hull nicknamed “the big piece,” that had broken off from the main ship, with walls of two first-class cabins. These days, the ship is sitting in two pieces 12,000 feet below the surface on the ocean floor, covered in rusticles, with much of the hull having been eaten away by salt and galvanic corrosion, metal-eating bacteria and ever-changing sea currents. These immigrants and the 2,000 pounds of mail and cargo the Titanic was carrying assured that it would make a profit. He recalls hovering over different parts of the ship’s hull, and describes it as a very somber, sobering experience. It was a ship of dreams.” There were also only 16 lifeboats for the ship, another pointer to the builder’s over-confidence. It has been commemorated by hundreds of books, blockbuster movies, multiple museums, several full-scale replicas, and even a Lego lookalike.

On April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage, the R.M.S. (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic struck an iceberg. She would sink on April 15, resulting in the death of 1517 ...

The Titanic's historic voyage is being brought to life in a new book showcasing artwork of the ship. Recreating Titanic and her Sisters: A Visual History ...

J Kent Leyton, Tad Fitch and Bill Wormstedt, the book's authors, have combined their maritime knowledge to explain the ships' design, construction and wrecks. The Titanic's historic voyage is being brought to life in a new book showcasing artwork of the ship. The collection includes artwork, computer-generated images and rare photos of the ship.

Over a 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, the government is unveiling new technology to detect icebergs that may be hazardous to ships.

In 2020, we had a single iceberg pass that limit." So we do lose a lot of opportunities to fly," he added. Glaciers in parts of the North Atlantic are melting so quickly that changes can be viewed from space. "Those of us in this mission space don't always realize just how far south, how prevalent the iceberg mission is." Ten minutes before the maiden voyage of the Titanic ended in calamity, a radio operator aboard the nearby SS Californian signaled that there was an iceberg in the ship's path. The satellite-based radar imagery remains fully operational in dark, overcast conditions that often prevent normal aircraft operations. "We see so much season-to-season variability," Hirschberg told CBS News. "In 2019, we had 1,500 icebergs pass south of 48° North latitude – about where the Titanic sank. "A lot of times there's a mechanical issue with the plane, inclement weather, or we can't get the hangar door open because of high winds. Hirschberg called it a "game-changer for forecasting the season." "We're going to get a lot more bang for our buck once we can use those aircraft hours for disaster response, counterdrug operations, migrant operations and other areas," Hirschberg added. "Operation Titanic" will mark a "complete departure from [U.S. Coast Guard's] many decades of flying fixed-wing aircrafts to locate icebergs," said Coast Guard Commander Marcus Hirschberg with the International Ice Patrol. . "The Titanic actually struck the iceberg at a latitude equivalent to the Massachusetts area," Coulter Mitchell said.

We all know that the ship's maiden voyage 110 years ago ended in tragedy. But here are some stories you might not have heard about: From how someone ...

It was entitled "Saved From the Titanic," and the main role was played by a survivor of the disaster. Since 1912, many passenger ships have cruised the Atlantic, and the Titanic has long since been overtaken in size by countless other vessels. The first was made in 1912, the same year the steamer went down. On a ship like this, comfort was of the utmost importance. The best-known film adaptation of the Titanic story is probably James Cameron's 1997 box-office hit. He financed this endeavor by agreeing to search for the remains of two sunken submarines in a secret US Navy mission. Although he was chosen as the captain of one of the lifeboats, he decided to give up his place since there were already sailors on the lifeboat to steer it. Once the Titanic hit the iceberg an it was clear the ship would sink, chaos reigned, and the air was filled with fear and the screams of passengers scrambling to board lifeboats. After spending two hours swimming in the water, he was pulled onto an overturned lifeboat and was eventually picked up by a rescue ship. Built in Belfast, the ship was the largest in the world in its day. Part of the crew had been replaced shortly before the first Atlantic crossing, and this officer was among those replaced. He was an experienced sailor who had been sailing since the age of twelve.

FILE - The White Star Line passenger liner R.M.S. Titanic embarking on its ill-fated maiden voyage. Her story puts many Greek tragedies to shame. The Titanic ...

On the 110th anniversary of the night the Titanic hit an iceberg, the Schuyler County Historical Society is remembering one of the survivors of the wreck ...

OceanGate Expeditions observes the historic date with expeditionary partners including Horizon Maritime, SubC Imaging, eDNAtec, Make-A-Wish® Canada, ...

The Titanic sank before it completed its maiden voyage from Queenstown (Cobh) to New York on this day 110 years ago. For those 110 years, the wreck has sat ...

The Titanic sank 110 years ago when the ship struck an iceberg four days into its maiden voyage — more than 1500 people lost their lives.

The Titanic sank before it completed its maiden voyage from Queenstown (Cobh) to New York on this day 110 years ago. For those 110 years, the wreck has sat ...

The Titanic sank 110 years ago when the ship struck an iceberg four days into its maiden voyage — more than 1500 people lost their lives.

The tragic sinking of the Titanic and loss of life exposed flaws in how breaking news was reported 110 years ago.

(WYTV) – The Titanic lies 12,600 feet underwater…two and a half miles down in darkness, 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

OceanGate plans to track the decay of the RMS Titanic's wreckage which is decaying. The wreck of the Titanic which sunk 110 years ago off Newfoundland could ...

It riveted the world more than a century ago, yet photographs depicting the iceberg that may have caused the greatest nautical disaster in history continue ...

As news of what had occurred in the Atlantic came to light, the wheels were set in motion to recover the bodies of those who were lost and find out what had ...

Each year on April 15 marks another Titanic Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on the lives lost when the famed ship sank into the North Atlantic's icy ...

The Titanic sank 110 years ago when the ship struck an iceberg four days into its maiden voyage — more than 1500 people lost their lives.

From Molly Brown to Captain E.J. Smith, the lives of a group of Titanic passengers were explored in the March 16, 1998 issue of PEOPLE.

It's been 110 years since the Titanic sank deep into the Atlantic, during the ship's maiden voyage on April 15, 1912.

Today marks 110 years since the sinking of what was thought to be an unsinkable ship. Recognized every year on April 15, Titanic Remembrance Day honors the ...

On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, tragically killing 1,517 people. Scientists estimate that due to a rust- ...

Each year on April 15 marks another Titanic Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on the lives lost when the famed ship sank into the North Atlantic's icy ...

Halifax played a significant role in responding to the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. It is home to the burial site for many of the victims.

Friday is a tough anniversary. It has been 110 years since the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. An estimated 1,500 people died in the tragedy, ...