The Titanic disaster has been revealed in extraordinary detailed images after researchers have pieced together what is believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field. Researchers hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened on that fateful night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg and plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic…
he doomed ship – was forced to turn around and head towards the Irish coast after a passenger became unwell on board. A spokesperson for the Titanic Memorial Cruise, which had earlier been battered by 30 ft waves as it crossed the Irish Sea, said the ship turned around and headed 20 nautical miles east so the passenger could be picked up by a Coastguard helicopter and flown to hospital for medical…
as well as making a contribution to the Mirs’ operating costs. One of our most popular trips is to see the remains of the German battleship the Bismark, which was sunk by the Royal Navy in 1941 about 350 miles off the south-western Irish coast. The other, more notorious trip is to the wreck of the Titanic, which was discovered in 1986 by the renowned American oceanographer Dr Robert Ballard, who,…
of the ship and lost a lot of money when she sank. He was a very wealthy man and had to sell one of two farms to pay for the losses,” he said. “I’m a big fan of the story and I have 38 books about it and it’s always been part of my family history.” Carmel Bradburn, 55, a Briton now based in Adelaide, Australia, bought her partner Andreas Storic, 51, on the memorial c…
the wreck on 15 April, exactly 100 years after the Titanic sank. Many of those on board the memorial cruise had connections to the 1,500 people who lost their lives on Titanic. Paying passengers from 28 countries had booked tickets for the cruise, many years in advance. Balmoral cruise ship has arrived in New York after completing its journey to mark the centenary of the Titanic disaster The org…
Several events across the world are marking today the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, including the ship’s birthplace Belfast. A Titanic Memorial Garden – with the names of 1,512 victims etched on five bronze plaques – is being opened close to where the liner was launched. A service is being held in Southampton where the voyage to New York began. And at the Nort…
Clive Palmer, an Australian mining billionaire, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic. Clive Palmer told Australian media that construction will start at the end of next year. It would be ready to set sail in 2016. The plan, Clive Palmer added, is for the vessel to be as similar as possible to the original Titanic in design and specification…
and hundreds of coroner inquest files. The collection has been gathered by the subscription-based family history website Ancestry.co.uk. However, access to the Titanic records collection is free until 31 May 2012. More than 200,000 Titanic-related records have been published online to mark the 100th anniversary from the ship's sinking The Titanic, which was built in Belfast, sank in the Atlan…
ater at the dock was Alan Stote, who was paying respects to his great uncle Thomas Instance. Pensioner Alan Stote, 76, from Totton near Southampton, Hampshire, said: “My grandfather’s brother was only 31 when he lost his life. “He was a fireman aboard the Titanic. Although very upsetting, today’s event was well organized and very professional. “I feel lucky to have been able to be a part of the da…
After seven years of investigation, auctioneers found out that the violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is genuine. Wallace Hartley and his orchestra famously played on as the Titanic sank in 1912 and were among the 1,500 who died. In 2006, Titanic specialist auction house Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire were approached by the violin’s owner w…
…nal error caused the pair to run out of fuel over the sea. They were never seen again. They were three-quarters of the way through an unprecedented circumnavigation of the globe around the equator. On 3 July, the USS Colorado departed from Hawaii in search of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. The research team set sail 75 years to the day after search teams went looking for the pair. TIGHAR’s…
…ird floor deck to allow easier access for divers. Seventeen people are still unaccounted for, but the last person to be found alive was on January 15 when a senior crew member was discovered less than 36 hours after the grounding. Costa Concordia ran aground after Captain Francesco Schettino veered from his approved course and gashed the ship’s hull on a reef, forcing the panicked evacuation…
The Chinese government censors ruled one of Titanic‘s steamier scenes had to go, as the 3D version of the blockbuster is expected to be a success in the country. The immortal sequence in which Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, paints Kate Winslet’s character Rose in the nude has been butchered for Chinese audiences. An official at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Televisio…
…ed it would not be long before people everywhere would appreciate the Yeti’s existence. “We are close to finally finding the Abominable Snowman,” Dr. Burtsev said. Dr. Igor Burtsev claims around 30 Yetis live in the Kemerovo region, adding that they are Neandethal men who have survived to this day. Since the fall of the Soviet Union 20 years ago, there have been increased “sightings” of Yeti…
ific American. On January 13, Prof. John Priscu said the team was progressing well, drilling 5.7 ft a day. He said they had switched from an ice drill to a thermal drill to melt through the last 16 to 32 ft of ice. “This was the plan, but when you’re in the field, things can change,” Prof. John Priscu, who had been communicating with the group from his office in St. Petersburg, said. “This h…
ime, according to Stephanie Montgomery of the National Geographic Society, where the director is an explorer-in-residence. He spent a little more than three hours under water after reaching a depth of 35,756 feet before he began his return to the surface. James Cameron had planned to spend up to six hours on the sea floor. James Cameron’s return aboard his 12-ton, lime-green sub called Deeps…
or the safety of the group, the male was shot dead and Francois De Loys and his team realized that they had encountered an unusual animal. Despite resembling a spider monkey, the beast had no tail and 32 teeth compared to most North and South American monkeys which have 36 teeth. Propping the creature up with a stick under its chin, Francois De Loys took a photograph and then skinned the creature…
Explorer Felicity Aston from UK has reached Antarctica’s Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. Felicity Aston, 33, tweeted late on Sunday night: “Congratulations to the 1st female to traverse Antarctica SOLO.V proud.” AP news agency reported Felicity Aston was also the first person to make the crossing using only her own strength to ski the 1,084…
Raha Moharrak is the first Saudi woman who has made history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest. She is part of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summ…
girl student who was injured was taken to hospital with bites and scratches but wasn’t seriously hurt. Heriberto Zuniga believes “somebody opened the door allowing the dog out of the vehicle”, a 2011 Ford Expedition specially outfitted as a canine unit. The SUV was parked about 15 feet away from the classroom. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. The doors on the SU…
enue and Memorial Drive. The trooper, travelling westbound on Memorial Drive, was en route to help another trooper who was attempting to stop a motorcyclist. The rider was located on nearby Interstate 20, west of the Downtown Connector, and had failed to give way, a state patrol spokesman said. The patrol car collided with the Ford Expedition that was northbound on Capitol Avenue, hitting the SUV…
Kate Winslet has married boyfriend Ned Rocknroll in a secret ceremony in New York. Kate Winslet, 37, was given away by her Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio at an intimate service in New York. A spokesperson for the actress said: “I can confirm that Kate Winslet married Ned Rock’nRoll in NY earlier this month in a private ceremony attended by her two children and a very few friends and fami…
…f this rock had some kind of spike beneath the water. I don’t know if it was picked up or not but on the nautical chart it said that we should have had deep water beneath us. [...] We were about 300 metres from the rocks, more or less, we shouldn’t have hit anything,” Francesco Schettino said. In an earlier interview, francesco Schettino was full of confidence in his abilities an…
headlines in April after getting film director, James Cameron, to alter the night’s sky as seen in The Titanic due to inaccuracies. The correction was made and can be seen in the re-release of Titanic 3-D. …
Monday, October 10, is Columbus Day 2011 and many banks, state and local offices as well as U.S. post offices will be closed. In New York, the Columbus Day Parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, lasting until about 3:00 p.m. New York’s Columbus Day Parade starts on Fifth Avenue at 44th Street and continues up Fifth to 79th Street. A Columbus Day Mass will take place at St. Patrick…
North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coastNorth Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the…
Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh's southern coast killing at least two peopleCyclone Mahasen has stricken Bangladesh's southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100…
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Nikkei index passes 15,000 for first time since 2008Japan’s shares have climbed past the 15,000 mark for the first time since January 2008, as the yen continues to weaken - boosting the earnings potential for exporters. The…
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