Titanic

National

Expedition To Salvage Titanic's Wireless Telegraph Gets The Go-Ahead

11:18pm May 20, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

A federal judge said retrieval of the technology "will contribute to the legacy left by the indelible loss of the Titanic, those who survived, and those who gave their lives in the sinking."

The Titanic set out from Southampton, England, in 1912 — and infamously dragged more than 1,500 of its passengers and crew to their deaths not long afterward. Now the underwater wreckage of the historic vessel is getting some new protections.

Titanic Wreckage Now Protected Under U.S.-U.K. Deal That Was Nearly Sunk

3:23pm January 21, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

On Tuesday, British Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani lauded a 2003 treaty that sat unratified for years but, after approval by the U.S., has recently been dredged from its would-be grave.

A 30-foot by 30-foot mock-up of the Titanic replica now under construction stands near the construction site in China's Sichuan Province.

World News

A Life-Size Replica Of The Titanic Is Under Construction In China's Countryside

10:37am January 08, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Construction began in 2014. Once finished, the replica will be the centerpiece of a theme park that the developer hopes will attract millions of tourists from China and beyond.

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Bill Paxton attends the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles last month.

Arts

Bill Paxton, Prolific Actor And Star Of 'Titanic' And 'Apollo 13,' Dies At 61

12:43pm February 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Paxton was perhaps best known for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters, but he also took starring turns in TV series like Big Love and Training Day.

Construction on the keel of a replica of the Titanic began on Nov. 30 in Suining, Sichuan province, China.

World News

Full-Size Replica Of The Titanic Is Under Construction In China

12:07pm December 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The new Titanic will be "a fixed tourist attraction as opposed to a moveable ship," The People's Daily reports. It will be docked at a reservoir in the landlocked Sichuan province.

National

The Shipwreck That Led Confederate Veterans To Risk All For Union Lives

2:11pm April 28, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

On April 27, 1865, a steamboat named the Sultana exploded and sank while transporting Union soldiers up the Mississippi. An estimated 1,800 people died, but few today have heard of this disaster.

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