Lost at Sea; The Titanic left a question for all of us: What would I have done?Richard Cohen
(Reuters) - The owner of the submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition to the Titanic's wreckage said on Thursday it believed that the crew on board have "sadly been lost" after debris matching the missing sub was found on the ocean floor. Here a...
which is distinct from pure exploration as it includes nonspecialists in these deep-sea missions, making it all the more important to have tight regulation for sub-sea tourism. This is especially important for sub-sea missions at extreme depths like the Titanic’s wreck. ...
This same overconfidence explains the electrifying impact Titanic’s sinking had on the public when she was lost. There was widespread disbelief that the ship could not possibly have sunk, and, due to the era’s slow and unreliable means of communication, misinformation abounded. Newspapers initial...
A five-person crew on a submersible named Titan, owned by OceanGate Expeditions, submerged on a dive to the Titanic wreckage site Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince research ship lost contact with the sub about an hour and 45 minutes later, theCoast Guardsaid. ...
Although the world’s most famous ship may lie at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, you can still find close links to the ship in Belfast today. You can visit the Titanic Belfast, which is a large visitor attraction that tells the story of the RMSTitanicfrom her design and construction ...
After the enormous loss of life in the Titanic Disaster, the international community wanted to establish rules and regulations to prevent similar maritime accidents from happening again. Hence, the first conference on the Safety of Life at Sea took place in London in Janua...
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Rays may abound at Los Gigantes, but shark encounters are few and far between. Although there are not many reef sharks, the area is home to a healthy population of common angel sharks that occasionally venture into the fray. Between organized feeds, they can sometimes be found lurking under ...
Dumbo octopuses — named for their big ear-like fins resembling the Disney elephant — live at the deepest depths. In 2020, researchers filmed a dumbo octopus 4.3 miles (6.9 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean — nearly twice as deep as the wreck of the Titanic. What do ...