Titanic

Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction

Isidor Straus, the Jewish businessman who co-founded Macy’s, drowned with his wife in the Titanic disaster. His gold pocket watch was found with them, marking their tragic end in freezing water.

 Digital art of the RMS Titanic at sunset.
FLEUR Collection from Villeroy & Boch

The brand that made porcelain for the Vatican and Titanic tiles launches in Israel

 ‘I have never argued with anyone’: Ethel Caterham becomes world's oldest person.

‘I have never argued with anyone’: Ethel Caterham becomes world's oldest person

 THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

'Prophetic' letter written aboard the Titanic fetches nearly $400,000 USD at auction


Psychic social media users predicted Titan sub's destruction

A Twitter user had predicted the Titan's implosion in September 2022, while a TikTok user had placed it on her 2023 predictions bingo card.

 Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible, which is carrying five people to explore the wreck of the sunken Titanic, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 22, 2023

What did the final moments of the Titan sub crew look like?

Debris from the Titan submersible indicates that a catastrophic implosion destroyed the sub and instantly killed the five passengers onboard.

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

After Titanic sub disaster, industry faces scrutiny

The tragedy of the Titan submersible that imploded during its expedition was an outlier, given that the maker of the vessel opted against certifying the vessel, defying industry convention.

The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

US Navy detected Titan sub's implosion as it happened - WSJ

The submarine vanished during a dive down to the Titanic wreck on Sunday. The confirmation of the sub's loss came after an extensive search mission. 

 A satellite image shows ships taking part in the search and rescue operations associated with the missing Titan submersible near the wreck of the Titanic, June 22, 2023

James Cameron says he wishes he'd sounded alarm over lost submersible

Other experts in the industry and a whistle-blowing employee raised alarms in 2018, criticizing OceanGate for opting against seeking certification and operating as an experimental vessel.

The sun rises as the search for the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible, which is carrying five people to explore the wreck of the sunken Titanic, enters its final hours, over St. John?s Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, June 22, 2023.

Titanic sub suffered 'catastrophic implosion,' all five aboard dead

"The debris field here is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vehicle," Mauger said.

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

Only one other submersible on Earth might be able to reach missing Titan

According to reports, the other submersible, called Limiting Factor, is owned by video game developer Valve Software CEO Gabe Newell. 

Equipment that was flown in by US Air Force transport planes is loaded onto the offshore vessel Horizon Arctic, before its deployment to the search area of a missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible in the port of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada June 20, 2023

Missing Titan sub: Explorer's daughter hopeful he will be rescued

Sidonie Nargeolet said her 77-year-old father had been near the Titanic wreck 30 times, the first in 1987.

The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

Titan sub: Missing CEO's wife is descended from Jewish Titanic victims - NYT

Rush, who is married to Wendy Rush, is chief executive of US-based OceanGate Expeditions which operates the Titan submersible.

 Isidor and Ida Straus

Titan sub pieces found in debris field on ocean floor, passengers believed dead

OceanGate believes that the passengers on the Titan submersible have "sadly been lost" in a statement cited by CNN.

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.