Titanic's sinking defies history, its story only growing with time
The Titanic story has defied the rules of history, brightening rather than fading with time.
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The Titanic story has defied the rules of history, brightening rather than fading with time.
On the 111th anniversary of that fateful night in the Atlantic, we're looking back at stories of the survivors of the Titanic, published in Town & Country.
The 109-year-old ocean liner is being battered by deep-sea currents and bacteria that consumes hundreds of pounds of iron a day. Some have predicted the ship could vanish in a matter of decades as holes yawn in the hull and sections disintegrate. Since the ship’s 1985 discovery, the 100-foot (30-meter) forward mast has collapsed. The crow’s nest from which a lookout shouted, “Iceberg, right ahead!” disappeared. And the poop deck, where passengers crowded as the ship sank, folded under itself. The gymnasium near the grand staircase has fallen in. And a 2019 expedition discovered that...