Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster: Directed by Stephen Burns. With Paul K. Matthias, Roy Cullimore, John P. Eaton, Tim Foecke. Documentary examines the Titanic in the same way transportation officials examine modern-day disasters and uses results of the Dis
On November 23, 1942, a ship named the SS Tilawa, carrying nearly 1,000 people and thousands of tonnes of cargo, was sunk by a Japanese Navy submarine in the Indian Ocean. One of only two known survivors of the tragedy still alive today is Arvind Bhai Jani, who was just three years...
she was shaken by an explosion after hitting a mine which was placed in the Kea Channel the previous month by an Imperial German Navy submarine. She sank 55 minutes later near the island of Kea.
The announcement from the government-run French Institute for Research and Exploitation of the Sea said that the wreck, about 370 miles south of Newfoundland, was positively identified by the French-made SAR submarine sonar system and American-made ARGO underwater cameras. Earlier Monday, the expedi...
Squashed beside a pilot in the 7-foot cockpit of a 26-foot submarine, the two tourists gasp. Advertisement Titanic. Nose to nose with the great ship’s bow, they are deeper than almost anyone has dived. Barely two inches of nickel and steel separate them from eternity. ...
AlvinThe research submarineAlvin. Ballard grew up inSan Diego, California, where he developed a fascination with theocean. He attended theUniversity of CaliforniainSanta Barbara, earning degrees in chemistry and geology in 1965. As a member of theReserve Officers Training Corps, he entered the arm...