According to the US, the estimate of the total number of shipwrecks on the ocean floor is about 3 million. One of the most famous shipwrecks in human history is the RMS Titanic.
The event of how the supposedly “unsinkable” Titanic sunk into the ocean is not unknown to many. From the movie by Canadian filmmaker, James Cameron, we can see the depiction of how the ocean liner hit an iceberg and sank after a few hours. The ship was on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York City in the United States. It claimed the lives of about 1500 passengers. It is recorded as the most tragic sunken ship in history. The RMS Titanic was on course for four days having left in 1912 and the fatal accident occurred on 14 April. Remains and debris of the ship were found during an expedition in 1985 and it was discovered that the ship divided in half. Other sunken ships in history include the RMS republic that sank in January 1903, the RMS Lusitania that occurred in 1915, claiming 1,191 lives of both passengers and crew members, and the USS Arizona of 1941.
In this collection, we will learn about the history on the sinking of the SS Titanic as well as other notable naval disasters in recent history. In addition, there will be topics on the mysterious and unexplained disappearance of ships known as "ghost ships" or "phantom ships", such as the case about the Marie Celeste and the USS Cyclops.
The event of how the supposedly “unsinkable” Titanic sunk into the ocean is not unknown to many. From the movie by Canadian filmmaker, James Cameron, we can see the depiction of how the ocean liner hit an iceberg and sank after a few hours. The ship was on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York City in the United States. It claimed the lives of about 1500 passengers. It is recorded as the most tragic sunken ship in history. The RMS Titanic was on course for four days having left in 1912 and the fatal accident occurred on 14 April. Remains and debris of the ship were found during an expedition in 1985 and it was discovered that the ship divided in half. Other sunken ships in history include the RMS republic that sank in January 1903, the RMS Lusitania that occurred in 1915, claiming 1,191 lives of both passengers and crew members, and the USS Arizona of 1941.
In this collection, we will learn about the history on the sinking of the SS Titanic as well as other notable naval disasters in recent history. In addition, there will be topics on the mysterious and unexplained disappearance of ships known as "ghost ships" or "phantom ships", such as the case about the Marie Celeste and the USS Cyclops.