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  1. Here's How You Can Visit the Wreck of the Titanic—for $125,000

    OceanGate Expeditions, a company that provides well-heeled clients with once-in-a-lifetime underwater experiences, has announced a series of six trips to the Titanic via submersible in 2021. Each has space for nine paying tourists, whose $125,000 tickets will help offset the cost of the expeditions (and put a pretty penny in the pocket of ...

  2. Titanic

    RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg on the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, United States. Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, was carrying passengers and mail.Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died, making the incident the deadliest sinking of a single ship at the ...

  3. The Titanic: Sinking, Notable Passengers & Facts

    The Titanic was a luxury British steamship that sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg, leading to the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Read about the ...

  4. What is submersible tourism? The Titanic expedition, explained

    The Titan: The voyage to see the Titanic wreckage is eight days long, costs $250,000 and is open to passengers age 17 and older. The Titan is 22 feet long, weighs 23,000 pounds and "has about as ...

  5. Titanic

    Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14-15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 ( see Researcher's Note: Titanic) passengers and ship personnel. One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous stories, several films, and a ...

  6. Timeline of the Titanic's First and Only Voyage

    It is carrying 2,229 passengers and crew. April 11, 1912: At 1:30 p.m., the Titanic leaves Queenstown and begins its fated journey across the Atlantic for New York. April 12 and 13, 1912: The Titanic is at sea, continuing on her journey as passengers enjoy the pleasures of the luxurious ship. April 14, 1912 (9:20 p.m.):

  7. The Titanic's Route

    The Titanic made many successful port stops on her trip before the accident happened where she picked up passengers and supplies. ... The Sinking of The Titanic. The ship made good time for the next two days but the Titanic was never able to complete her maiden voyage. On the 14 April 1912, after four days at sea, the Titanic struck an iceberg ...

  8. Timeline and Facts About the Titanic

    Timeline. On March 31, 1909, construction of the Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland. On May 31, 1911, the Titanic is launched, and later the fitting-out phase starts. The maiden voyage begins on April 10, 1912, as the ship leaves Southampton, England. On April 11, 1912, the Titanic makes its final European stop, at Queenstown ( Cobh ), Ireland.

  9. A visit to RMS Titanic

    Correspondent David Pogue joins Titanic enthusiasts who will happily pay a small fortune to ride in OceanGate's specially-designed submersible vehicle, equip...

  10. Titanic 2: Everything You Need to Know

    Titanic II Info and Stats. The new ocean liner will accommodate 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members, same as the original (but worth noting, significantly smaller than modern cruise ships, such ...

  11. The Ill Fated Titanic Voyage In Detail

    This Titanic voyage map outlines the route Titanic intended to take between Southampton and New York. As a crowd waited in anticipation at the Southampton wharf, Captain Smith reared his head around and looked at the first officer, Robert Murdoch, who was at the wheel. The Captain walked to the bridge and asked if the tugs were ready.

  12. Missing Titanic Submersible

    OceanGate has provided tours of the Titanic wreck since 2021 — for a price of up to $250,000 per person — as part of a booming high-risk travel industry. The company has described the trip on ...

  13. The Story of the First Manned Expedition to the Sunken Wreck of the

    A chilling sight in the frigid waters where the Titanic sunk more than 70 years before: On this day in 1986, tapes from the first manned expedition to the Titanic were publicly released.. It was ...

  14. Titanic Maiden Voyage • Titanic Facts

    Above: The Titanic at Southampton at the beginning of her maiden voyage. 05 April 1912 - the date Titanic was briefly opened for viewing by the paying public, two days after sailing to Southampton. The ship was "dressed overall", with flags and pennants hung from the rigging in a salute to the people of the city.

  15. Missing Submersible: Vessel Disappears During Dive to the Titanic Wreck

    The Titanic's wreck lies approximately 370 miles south of Newfoundland, and the kinds of ships that can carry a vehicle like the Navy's deepest-diving robot normally move no faster than about ...

  16. What it was like inside the lost Titanic-touring submersible

    Unlike a submarine, a submersible has limited power reserves and needs a support ship on the surface to launch and recover it. Titan typically spent about 10 to 11 hours during each trip to the ...

  17. What we know about the missing Titanic submersible

    CNN —. Time is running out to find five people aboard a submersible missing since Sunday on what was supposed to be a roughly 10-hour round trip to see the wreck of the Titanic. Oxygen levels ...

  18. The Titanic's Grand Staircase: A Lost Wonder of the World

    Sadly, they were wrong. The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. More than 1,500 people died in the disaster, and the ship's wreckage remained ...

  19. Titan submersible: timeline of vessel's voyage

    12pm GMT/8am ET: The submersible starts what should be a two-hour descent to the Titanic wreck, nearly 4,000 metres down, according to the US Coast Guard. 1.45pm GMT/9.45am ET: Communications ...

  20. How a Trip to the Titanic Ended in Tragedy

    June 22, 2023. The dreadful saga of the missing Titanic submersible is finally drawing to a close. On Sunday, the vessel, called the Titan, was supposed to take five people on an hours-long ...

  21. This Historic Photograph May Depict the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic

    Snow played a large role in overseeing recovery efforts following the Titanic disaster. The embalmers on the C.S. Mackay-Bennett recovered 306 bodies, but the ship only had 100 coffins onboard ...

  22. Ships, planes search for sub that went missing on trip to Titanic

    U.S. and Canadian ships and planes searched on Monday for a submersible vessel that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of southeastern Canada while taking tourists to explore the ...

  23. Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to internal US

    Nargeolet is a Titanic expert who has taken the trip every year, completing more than 37 dives to the wreck, according to an archived version of OceanGate Expeditions' website accessible via the ...

  24. Titanic: The Exhibition; see artifacts from ship

    Titanic the Exhibition gives you a chance to step back in time and see some of the artifacts from the ship. Mark Lach, creative producer of the exhibit, joins FOX6 WakeUp with more on the trip ...

  25. Watch Worn by John Jacob Astor on the Titanic Sells for $1.4 Million

    Tony Probst's passion for the Titanic is unwavering. Since the mid-1990s, he has amassed hundreds of artifacts from the ship's maiden voyage in 1912, including a lifeboat plaque, china, sheet ...

  26. What is the Titanic II? Is the Titanic II safe?

    The Titanic was equipped with only enough lifeboats for half of the passengers. Many people thought the ship was unsinkable, so safety was not a top concern. Vox explains that the lack of lifeboats was due to the belief that the telegraph would get a distress signal out to nearby ships and the lifeboats would only need to be used as ferry ...

  27. Gold watch recovered from body of richest man on the Titanic sells for

    The timepiece was expected to fetch between £100,000 and £150,000. Its original owner, John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship on 15 April 1912 after helping his wife on to a lifeboat.

  28. Titanic passenger's gold watch auctioned for record price

    A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic sold for £1,175 million (€1,38 million, $1,46 million) at auction Saturday, smashing a pre-sale estimate.. Henry ...

  29. Gold pocket watch of richest man on Titanic fetches record-breaking £1

    The previous highest amount paid for Titanic artefacts was £1.1m for a violin that was played as the ship sank - which sold at the same auction house in 2013, according to the auctioneers.