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Titanic: worst maritime disaster ever?

[ad_1] The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in 1945, with a death toll of 9,343, was the worst maritime disaster in history, surpassing the Titanic’s death toll of 1,517. The vessel was carrying over 10,000 refugees and soldiers when it was hit by a Soviet submarine. Most people are familiar with the Titanic, the large […]

Did Titanic wreck get preserved well?

[ad_1] The RMS Titanic wreck, found in 1985, is being eaten by a metal-eating bacteria called Halomonas titanicae. The bacteria can survive in harsh conditions and scientists predict the shipwreck could disappear completely in the coming decades. The discovery of this new form of bacterial life was made in 1991 by scientists at Dalhousie University […]

Celebs who almost sailed on Titanic?

[ad_1] The Titanic sank in 1912, killing over 1,500 people, including wealthy passengers like Benjamin Guggenheim and John Jacob Astor IV. Many people claimed to have narrowly avoided being on the ship, including JP Morgan and Milton Hershey. Only 705 people survived the disaster, and some, like Guglielmo Marconi and Theodore Dreiser, had chosen to […]