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The Titan, a minivan-size submersible, was carrying five people to the Titanic's watery grave when it lost contact. The vessel has enough oxygen to keep its passengers alive for about 40 more hours.
New high-definition video of the Titanic is exciting experts as unnoticed details are revealed.
Famed underwater explorer Robert Ballard will speak at the 4th Annual Paul McCarthy Memorial Lecture on Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. both at the SCCF Bailey Homestead Pa
Understanding the Unthinkable In the night of 14 April 1912, the unthinkable happened. The mightiest ship afloat, the brand new White Star Line ship Titanic, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. The ship was advertised as unsinkable. And, if unsinkable, why should there be adequate lifeboats for all of the passengers and crew? The ship departed from Southampton on 10 April. Less than five days later, it was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. More than 1,500 people perished within three hours of striking an iceberg, which ripped the bottom out of the ship. How th...