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As anyone who’s seen the movie ‘Titanic’ already knows, the ship didn’t sink immediately. So how long was the process?

Hearing the phrase ‘souls on board’ usually portends bad news. Why do we use it?
Jake Rossen|
The complicated legal case involving salvage rights to the RMS ‘Titanic’ continues, 40 years after the famous shipwreck was rediscovered.
Jake Rossen|
A blend of bureaucracy and saltwater is conspiring to keep any of the ship’s remaining secrets from being brought to the surface.
Jake Rossen|
‘Return to the Titanic: Live!’ cracked open a safe from the ship on live TV—and though the special was a ratings success, it faced plenty of criticism. ‘The Washington Post’ even declared that it “added little to the ‘Titanic’ story.”
Vince Guerrieri|
Whether real wrecks or ghostly sightings, these ships bear stories of unexplained deaths, flying orbs, and screams from the depths of the sea.
Hollie Stephens|
Richard Norris Williams dreamed of being a tennis great. The ‘Titanic’ nearly cost him his legs.
Jake Rossen|
People have spread incorrect information long before the invention of the internet.
Greg Daugherty|
Songs about ‘Titanic’ go way beyond Celine Dion’s smash hit “My Heart Will Go On.”
Lina Morgan|
The 8-foot hunk of balsa wood led to one of the great debates in film: Could Jack have fit on it, too?
Jake Rossen|
There are few tales of the ‘Titanic’ left unexplored. Joseph Laroche’s story is one of them.
Jake Rossen|
Everything from a cursed mummy to a steering mistake have been floated as the real causes of the ‘Titanic’ disaster—and some conspiracy theories claim the ship never sank at all.
Lorna Wallace|
Box office success does not always equal critical acclaim. But many of the biggest hits of the 1990s are still being talked about, and revisited, today.
Mike Rampton|
There’s a reason nobody’s referring to the missing ‘Titanic’ submersible as a submarine.
Ellen Gutoskey|
The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in the North Atlantic?
Kat Long|
In honor of the 25th anniversary of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic,’ WHOI has released never-before-seen footage of the real-life shipwreck.
Michele Debczak|
You can grab tickets for you and your friend who’s somehow never seen James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ movie.
Ellen Gutoskey|
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April Snellings|
The new footage shows details of the 'Titanic' wreck that have never been captured on film before.
Michele Debczak|
These mysterious undersea sites might contain millions (or billions) in lost treasure.
Daniel Stone|

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