At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the “unsinkable” R.M.S. Titanic disappeared beneath the waves, taking with her 1,500 souls. One hundred years later, new technologies have revealed the most complete and most intimate images of the famous wreck.
Titanic: Directed by Jean Negulesco. With Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton. An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.
As passengers waited to enter lifeboats, they were entertained by the Titanic’s musicians, who initially played in the first-class lounge before eventually moving to the ship’s deck. Sources differ on how long they performed, some reporting that it was until shortly before the ship sank. Spe...
Subsequent explorations have found that the wreck is in relatively good condition, with many objects on the ship—jewelry, furniture, shoes, machinery and other items—are still intact. Since its discovery, the wreck has been explored numerous times by manned and unmanned submersibles—including the...
There's no GPS underwater, so the surface ship is supposed to guide the sub to the shipwreck by sending text messages. Rush recalled, "I said, 'Do you know where we are?' '100 meters to the bow, then 470 to the bow. If you are lost, so are we!'" ...
Complete your visit by stepping on-board the world’s last remaining White Star vessel and RMS Titanic’s original tender ship –SS Nomadic. Walk the decks, explore the ship, and take journey through over 100 years of authentic maritime and social history. ...
Harris said the Titan was "put on a sled and dumped in the water and their only navigation is from the support ship up top." "I don't adhere to that myself, personally," Harris said. Harris noted that he has worked with Nargeolet, who islistedas director of underwater research for...
Over one hundred years after the birth of the world’s most famous ship, Titanic Belfast® has become a major new tourist attraction for Northern Ireland.A Titanic / Maritime Belfast Signature Project A Titanic / Maritime Belfast Signature Project now known as Titanic Belfast®, was identified...
•“Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic” is released on May 11. National Geographic will premiere the one-hour documentary “Bob Ballard: An Explorer’s Life” on June 14.
Across the street, theGrapespub is where the Slade brothers Alfred, Tom and Bertram — who’d all secured jobs as firemen aboardTitanic— ordered one round of drinks too many, arriving at the ship as the gangplank was being raised. They’d missed the boat, quite literally. In the pubs, ...