Recovering Titanic’s Dead

To the crew of the Mackay-Bennet, a cable laying vessel chartered by the White Star Line immediately after the disaster, went the horrific job of recovering as many bodies as was possible from the North Atlantic. All of them volunteering for the harrowing task ahead, they would be paid double for the voyage that lay before them. This …

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Dr. Robert Ballard

Robert D. Ballard was born on June 30th, 1942, in Wichita Kansas. His family moved to San Diego, which was really the starting place for his lifelong fascination for all things beneath the waves. He would love to watch rock pools fill-up with sea-water, and then empty again, leaving behind small creatures which would fascinate him …

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Titanic Wreck Location

When Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of Titanic in 1985, the position and state of the wreck were no longer open to guesses and conjecture; the truth was now known, and only a few days after the discovery of the wreck, Robert Ballard held a press conference at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to tell the world’s press about his team’s amazing discovery – Titanic – and …

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Discovery Of R.M.S. Carpathia

A U.S. expedition confirmed Friday it had located the wreck of RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued 705 survivors from the Titanic and that was later torpedoed by a German U boat. American author Clive Cussler and founder of the National Underwater & Marine Agency said the wreck that was found last spring was confirmed as thec Carpathia last …

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Titanic Myths, Legends, Truths And Facts

NO BINOCULARS The story about the Titanic being without any binoculars for the look-outs and crew is almost correct. Titanic’s Second Officer had originally been David Blair, but when Henry Wilde was assigned to Titanic’s maiden voyage because of his experience as Chief Officer aboard Olympic, the remaining officers’ ranks were changed, and Blair was the one removed to make way for Wilde. The binoculars were actually aboard the vessel, …

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