News tagged with shipwreck
Shipwrecked: Women and children first?
Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world’s attention. With tragic stories of loss, chaos and ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Canada may buy back Amundsen's Maud
After sinking Norway's plans to repatriate explorer Roald Amundsen's three-mast ship Maud from the Arctic, Canada signalled Monday it may buy the shipwreck.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Lost tale of a forgotten shipwreck discovered
A lost book, revealing the story of a forgotten shipwreck, has been discovered by an expert at the University of St Andrews.
Aug 03, 2011 |
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VTT examined the first bottle of 170-year-old beer
Finnish research center VTT has examined one of five bottles of beer salvaged last summer by divers from the wreck of a ship that sank an estimated 170 years ago in the Aland Islands.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast (Update)
Archaeologists recovered the first anchor from what's believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship off the North Carolina coast Friday, a move that might change plans about how to save the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 27, 2011 |
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Help from sonar determines whether historic shipwreck poses oil pollution threat
Experts hope to use sonar images of a sunken ship off California’s coast to determine whether the vessel is at risk of leaking oil. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) sent a robotic submersible ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Hurricane Danielle halts high-tech mapping of 'Titanic'
A high-tech expedition has been forced to suspend its efforts to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic because of the approach of Hurricane Danielle.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 29, 2010 |
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New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck
(AP) -- A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world's most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Divers find 200-year old champagne in Baltic wreck
Now that's some vintage bubbly. Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Speed at which ship sinks can affect passenger behavior, study finds
Whether it is "Women and children first" or "Every man for himself" in a shipwreck may depend on how long it takes the ship to sink, researchers said Monday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Australian WWII wreck seen for first time in 66 years
An Australian hospital ship which was torpedoed in World War II and sank with the loss of 268 lives was seen for the first time in 66 years Sunday when a remote-control camera captured footage of the wreck.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 10, 2010 |
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Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010
(AP) -- The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 26, 2009 |
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How monkey murder brought British coastal towns together
(PhysOrg.com) -- How two British coastal communities, hundreds of miles apart, came to be associated with a centuries-old tale of monkey murder has been investigated as part of a new study.
Jan 12, 2009 |
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