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Five Maritime Disasters That Shocked the World: Photos

Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 08:00 AM ET | 0

As investigators try to figure out what went wrong with the Concordia, we look back at maritime disasters so horrific they prompted new rules. Read more

Scorned Cruise Ship Captain Not Alone in History

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:58 AM ET | 0

The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia allegedly abandoned ship -- like many captains before him. Read more

Cruise Liner Keels Over Off Tuscany Coast

Posted Sat Jan 14, 2012 02:54 PM ET | 0

The Italian ship apparently hit a reef on Friday, killing at least 3 people, leaving 70 unaccounted for. Read more

Cruise Liner Keels Over Off Tuscany Coast

Titanic's 'Unknown Child' Identified

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Apr 26, 2011 03:49 PM ET | 0

You may not recognize the name, but Sidney Leslie Goodwin was one of the Titanic's most famous passengers. Read more

Wide Angle: Titanic Shipwreck 100 Years Later

Posted Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:54 PM ET

On April 15, 1911, a little less than three hours after crashing into an iceberg, the HMS Titanic sank. Read more

Titanic Being Eaten by Destructive Bacteria

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Dec 7, 2010 03:09 PM ET | 0

A new bacterium isolated from the Titanic wreck is accelerating the wreck's disintegration into a pile of dust. Read more

Legend of Edmund Fitzgerald: 35 Years On

Posted Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:09 AM ET | 0

Thirty-five years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior and it's still not certain why. Read more

Rare Titanic Letter Heads for Auction: Big Pics

Posted Fri Oct 8, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0

A first-person account of the ordeal of one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster will soon hit the auction block. Read more

Steering Error Sank The Titanic, Says Author

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Sep 22, 2010 05:22 PM ET | 0

Did confusion about steering orders bring down the "unsinkable" ocean liner? Read more

Steering Error Sank The Titanic, Says Author

New Titanic Wreck Photos Surface: Big Pics

Posted Mon Aug 30, 2010 05:30 PM ET | 0

A high-tech expedition to the site of the Titanic wreck has yielded the first photos of the sunken oceanliner since 2004. Read more

Titanic Wreck Mapping Begins

Posted Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:20 AM ET | 0

A high-tech expedition aims to create the most detailed portrait of the Titanic's final resting place to date. Read more

Explorers to Create 3D Map of Titanic

Posted by Tracy Staedter Tue Jul 27, 2010 09:45 AM ET | 0

Cutting-edge imaging, filming and sonar technology will aid explorers as they conduct an inventory of artifacts and examine the state of the ship. Read more

Titanic, Lusitania Survival Just a Matter of Time

Posted Mon Mar 1, 2010 06:26 PM ET | 0

Are women and children really first? Depends on how quickly the ship is going down. Read more

New Titanic Expedition Could Launch in 2010

Posted Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:12 AM ET | 0

The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010. Read more