maritime history

The wreck of RMS Titanic lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly 370 nautical miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. The site sits at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 met...

Of the approximately 2,224 people aboard the Titanic, about 710 survived the sinking and were rescued, meaning roughly 1,515 died. These figures represent the best available est...

Captain Edward John Smith perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the early hours of 15 April 1912. As the ship struck an iceberg and began to founder, Smith remained in c...

On 15 April 1912, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage, resulting in the loss of more than 1,500 lives and reshaping mar...

Since entering service in 1936, the RMS Queen Mary has moved from flagship ocean liner to wartime troop carrier to a permanently docked hotel and global attraction. These queen...

On 10 April 1912, the RMS Titanic departed Southampton as the largest passenger ship of her time under the command of Captain Edward John Smith. As master of the vessel, Smith b...

The Titanic was under the command of Captain Edward John Smith, a veteran mariner with decades of experience on transatlantic routes. As the senior officer of the White Star Lin...

Mel Fisher’s name is closely tied to high‑stakes shipwreck hunting and the recovery of historic treasure, but his work extended far beyond headlines. This evergreen profile...

In 1985, the first pictures of the Titanic wreckage transformed public understanding of the lost ocean liner. Unlike dramatized scenes, the grainy, monochrome images revealed a...