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Titanic anniversary: 15 fascinating facts about gigantic ship

Titanic, the gigantic ship started its venture on April 10, 1912, five days before it collided with an iceberg and sank into the frigid water of Atlantic on its maiden voyage. More than a century of research and debate, have brought different theories and facts about the ship, which has become famous even after the failure on its first expedition. Fourteen years before the Titanic expedition, writer Morgan Robertson wrote […]

Titanic letter reveals new first-hand account of disaster

Translated letter provides first-hand account of the “unforgettable scenes where horror mixed with sublime heroism” as the Titanic sank. A harrowing first-hand account of the moment the Titanic sank has been uncovered in a letter purportedly from a French maid who survived the disaster. The letter, written in French and dated 8 August 1955 – more than 43 years since the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on […]