Apr 26 2011

Titanic’s ‘Unknown Child’ Identified

Tag: Titanic — Rossella Lorenzi @ 7:49 pm
You may not recognize the name, but Sidney Leslie Goodwin was one of the Titanic's most famous passengers.

Dec 07 2010

Titanic Being Eaten by Destructive Bacteria

Tag: Bacteria,Robots,Ship,Shipwreck,Titanic — Rossella Lorenzi @ 8:09 pm
A new bacterium isolated from the Titanic wreck is accelerating the wreck's disintegration into a pile of dust.

Sep 22 2010

Steering Error Sank The Titanic, Says Author

Tag: Man-Made Disasters and Accidents,Shipwreck,Titanic — Rossella Lorenzi @ 9:22 pm
Did confusion about steering orders bring down the "unsinkable" ocean liner?

Aug 27 2010

Titanic Wreck Mapping Begins

Tag: Atlantic Ocean,Ship,Shipwreck,Titanic — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:20 pm
A high-tech expedition aims to create the most detailed portrait of the Titanic's final resting place to date.

Jul 27 2010

Explorers to Create 3D Map of Titanic

Tag: 3D Models,Titanic,Underwater Archaeology — Tracy Staedter @ 1:45 pm
Cutting-edge imaging, filming and sonar technology will aid explorers as they conduct an inventory of artifacts and examine the state of the ship.

Mar 01 2010

Titanic, Lusitania Survival Just a Matter of Time

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,History,Ship,Survival,Titanic — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:26 pm
Are women and children really first? Depends on how quickly the ship is going down.