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How to Survive the Titanic – An Exclusive Interview With Frances Wilson

By On December 16, 2011

What fundamentally hasn’t changed in the 100 years since the Titanic? One hundred years ago today Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast Ireland was putting the final touches on a ship that [...]

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“One hundred years after the Titanic” selected as World Maritime Day 2012 theme

By On July 7, 2011

Today, the International Maritime Organization announced that it has selected “one hundred years after the Titanic” as the theme for World Maritime Day 2012.  “The time has come for us [...]

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Raising The Titanic…. In 3-D

By On July 28, 2010

25 years after the discovery of the Titanic shipwreck, a team of scientists and organizations are getting ready to embark on an expedition of, well, titanic proportions. The expedition, which [...]

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Good reads for the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic

By On April 15, 2010

Today, April 15th 2010, marks the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  Here is a rundown of some great posts throughout the blogosphere on todays anniversary.   The [...]

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Shipwrecks That Capture Our Imaginations – according to MSNBC, anyway

By On February 19, 2009

Peter A Mello of Seafever.org points us to 10 shipwrecks that capture our imaginations… well MSNBC’s imaginations anyway.  As Peter put’s it, “not sure that these shipwrecks will capture your [...]

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10 Things To Know Before Boarding an “Unsinkable” Ship

By On October 15, 2008

Mental Floss brings us “Ship Happens - 10 Things To Know Before Boarding an “Unsinkable” Ship“: So, on that note, today is the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Yes, [...]

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Titanic Response

By On April 23, 2008

Our recent post Was the titanic sunk by a small key? elicited some great response from our readers. Surprisingly, the best ones had little to do with the titanic itself [...]

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A Riveting Titanic Theory

By On April 16, 2008

Fellow maritime podcaster and friend Peter Mello points us to this interesting theory about the sinking of the world’s most famous ship. The NYTimes writes: Researchers have discovered that the [...]

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Was the titanic sunk by a small key?

By On April 13, 2008

The U.K.’s Daily Mail has the story of Second Mate David Blair, the lucky Merchant Mariner who was pulled off the Titanic just prior to her infamous voyage. (Note: We [...]

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Wilhelm Gustloff – Hitler’s Titanic

By On March 4, 2008

MS Wilhelm Gustloff, 9,000 lives lost in 1945 With a death toll six times greater than the Titanic, new light has been shed on MS Wilhelm Gustloff, as a result [...]

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Titanic Video Slideshow

By On November 4, 2007

“This video contains a lot of (very old) pictures on Titanic, and even two short (original) films” Related Post: Was the titanic sunk by a small key?

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