TITANIC

The Grim Story of the Mackay-Bennett, the Titanic's Mortuary Ship

When the supposedly unsinkable 'Titanic' went down on April 15, 1912, the Halifax-based ship 'Mackay-Bennett' was assigned to recover its victims.

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Submarine Expedition Reveals Parts of the Titanic Have Fully Decayed

The salt, currents, and metal-eating bacteria of the ocean are breaking down the wreck of the 'Titanic,' and it could be gone completely as soon as 2030.

Roderick Eime, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

Titanic II Is Preparing to Set Sail in 2022, and You Can Be On Board

A nearly identical replica of the doomed 'Titanic' is scheduled to make its maiden voyage in 2022. Who's ready to tempt fate?

Lexie de los Santos, National Geographic

How a Cold War Mission Led to the Discovery of the Titanic

The 'Titanic' is one of the most famous shipwrecks on the seafloor. Its discovery was part of an unrelated Navy investigation.

11 Movies About the Titanic You've Probably Never Heard Of

James Cameron wasn't the first director to sink the 'Titanic' on the big screen. So if you’re not a fan of the DiCaprio version, know that plenty of other options are out there.

New Documentary Theorizes That a Fire Contributed to the Titanic's Demise

On April 14, 1912, a lookout on the RMS Titanic called “Iceberg, right ahead!” A blaze in the ship's boiler room may have weakened the ship's infrastructure, making it vulnerable to sinking.

A scene from the 1970 film Titanic S.O.S.

Watch the RMS Titanic Sink in Real Time

In “Titanic Sinks in Real Time,” the developers behind the upcoming video game "Titanic: Honor and Glory" have created an animation of the sinking of the Titanic, which plays in real time over the course of two hours and 40 minutes.

10 Unsinkable Facts About 'Titanic'

Though Titanic was plagued with production problems, James Cameron's epic disaster/romance went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

Here's What Titanic Passengers Ate for Lunch the Day Their Ship Hit the Iceberg

A surviving menu from the 'Titatanic''s last day at sea before the infamous shipwreck is expected to fetch $50,000-70,000 at auction.

Who Owns the Titanic?

Questions regarding who had the right to dive to depths of over 12,000 feet and retrieve artifacts—or even the 'Titanic' itself—were the subject of public, ethical, and legal debate. Could anyone actually own the remains of the most infamous ocean liner i

Colored photograph of Violet Jessop, survivor of the Titanic.

The Unsinkable Violet Jessop

If you survived multiple shipwrecks, including the 'Titanic,' you might start wondering if you were the angel of death—or Violet Constance Jessop.

11 Questionable Suggestions for Raising the Titanic

In the 100-plus years since the RMS 'Titanic' slipped beneath the surface of the Atlantic, a wealth of ideas has been offered for how to bring it back up. Here are a few of the strangest.

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10 Things You May Not Know About the "Unsinkable" Titanic

Spoiler alert: An "unsinkable" ship can still sink. Read on for more facts about what happened on the 'Titanic,' from its famous passengers to its last menu.