Titanic

Culture news

Watch of captain who rescued Titanic survivors breaks auction record

The gold pocket watch, recognizing bravery of the captain who rescued 700 passengers from Titanic, has set an auction record.

18/11/2024

World News

US authorities ignored complaint about Titan sub safety: ex-employee

The US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation is convening a public hearing into the Titan submersible disaster, which imploded during a descent to the wreck of the Titanic, killing five people onboard.

18/09/2024

Business

Titanic builder Harland & Wolff to enter administration amid debt woes

RMS Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff announced on Monday that it will enter administration following financial troubles.

16/09/2024

Culture news

Lost Titanic statue rediscovered in decades-first expedition

RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based firm that legally owns the rights to the 112-year-old wreck, completed its first expedition since 2010 and unveiled new images from the site on Monday.

02/09/2024

Travel News

Three-year cruise stuck in Belfast finally due to set sail

When it gets going, the Odyssey is scheduled to visit 425 ports in 147 countries on seven continents.

02/09/2024

Culture news

Céline Dion slams Donald Trump for use of her 'Titanic' classic

Trust Trump and his team to lack the self-awareness when it comes to cultural touchstones...

12/08/2024

USA

One year after Titan tragedy, explorers gear up for Titanic return

After the privately owned Titan submarine imploded with five passengers onboard last June, plans to explore the famous sunken vessel continue.

17/06/2024

Culture news

Titanic's richest passenger's gold pocket watch sells for €1.4 million

Other notable items in the auction included the valise holding the band leader's violin and a pocketbook documenting the Titanic’s voyages.

29/04/2024

Culture news

Violin case and other items from Titanic to go on auction

An upcoming auction will put items from the ill-fated single voyage of the RMS Titanic under the hammer.

26/04/2024

Culture news

Infamous 'Titanic' door sells for staggering €663,000 at auction

The door wasn't the only prop from 'Titanic' to find a new owner: the dress worn by Winslet in the film's climactic scene fetched $118,750 (€110,000).

26/03/2024

Culture news

Rare Titanic first-class menu up for auction

Various items from the RMS Titanic will soon be up for auction - 111 years after the ship sank.

09/11/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How Titanic broke all box office expectations in 1997

1 November 1997: Titanic premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival

01/11/2023

Culture news

Step onboard the Titanic in Paris for an immersive exhibition

A new show offers a boarding pass onto the Titanic. It features items brought up from the wreck by French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet who died in the Titan submersible disaster last month.

19/07/2023

World News

Presumed human remains found from the Titan submersible wreckage

US Coast Guard says what is thought to be human remains have been found from the wreckage of the doomed submersible Titan.

29/06/2023

Culture news

Why the Titan submarine disappearance led to public schadenfreude

Following the confirmation by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the tragic loss of all five individuals aboard the Titan submersible, which had been missing since last Sunday, Jonny Walfisz asks why this particular case caused so much joy for so many online.

25/06/2023

World News

Why did the Titan submersible implode?

Experts are trying to figure out why the Titan submersible that was used for visits to the wreck of the Titanic imploded killing five passengers.

24/06/2023

France

France mourns loss of explorer Nargeolet in OceanGate tragedy

France has been expressing sadness at the death of veteran underwater explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet in the OceanGate tragedy

23/06/2023

World News

Focus turns to cause of fatal implosion on Titan tourist sub

Tributes from around the world have poured in for the five people who were killed when the vessel imploded deep in the North Atlantic.

23/06/2023

Mobility

Victor 6000: The French underwater robot searching for Titan survivors

As hopes fade of finding survivors on the five-man Titan submersible, a French robot has arrived over the Titanic wreck site to join the search.

22/06/2023

Canada

Implosion killed all onboard Titan tourist sub - US Coast Guard

“The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” Rear Admiral John Mauger said on Thursday.

19/06/2023